Kolora Lomani (born 22 July 1999) is a Fijian rugby union player. She was selected for the Rugby sevens at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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| Date of birth | 22 July 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lautoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editFrom Kadavu Island, she was born in Lautoka and brought up in Vatukoula, before her family moved to New Zealand when she was six-years-old.[2]
Career
editShe was part of the Wellington Under-18s girls’ rugby team from 2013 to 2017 and Northern United Rugby Women’s Team from 2017 to 2020. In 2019 she made her debut for Wellington Pride women’s rugby team. [2]
She played for Fiji at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in September 2022.[3] She was part of the Fijian Drua Women side that lifted the Super W title in 2022.[4]
She later played Super Rugby Women’s rugby with ACT Brumbies. She was called into the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team in May 2024.[5][6] She was subsequently named in the Fiji sevens team for the 2024 Paris Olympics in July 2024.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Kolora Lomani". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Lomani Tells Of Her Fijiana Drua Experience". Dijisun. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "RUGBY WORLD CUP 2021: FIND OUT WHO WILL BE PLAYING IN NEW ZEALAND AS SQUADS ARE NAMED". Women.Rugby. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Krishant, Naveel (24 April 2022). "Kolora Lomani grateful to represent the Fijiana Drua". Fiji Village. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Kolora Lomani makes the cut". fbcnews. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Sahim, Zaitun (May 21, 2024). "7s switch for Kolora Lomani". fbcnews. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Fijiana 7s Olympic Squad for 2024 Paris Games Announced". Fiji Global News. Jul 5, 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.