Kimami Sitauti
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{{Use Australian English|date=December 2015}}
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| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
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| school = St Joseph's College, Nudgee
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| ru_position = Right-wing
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| superyears2 = 2012
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{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}
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Kimami Sitauti (born 12 April 1991) is an Australian rugby union player. He plans to join the {{Rut|Rebels}} for the 2013 Super Rugby season.
His playing position is right-winger. He is of Tongan heritage.
Move from New Zealand & early career
Sitauti is from Auckland, and he was part of Auckland Under 14s in 2005.{{cite web | url = http://www.mags.school.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=2714 | title = Rugby Representatives | work = Sports News | year = 2005 | publisher = Mount Albert Grammar | accessdate = 16 August 2012 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130223035404/http://www.mags.school.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=2714 | archive-date = 23 February 2013 | url-status = dead }} He moved to Australia and attended Nudgee College in 2008. He was still in Year 12 at Nudgee, when he was named to play for Souths in the final of the club competition.{{cite web | url = http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/rugby-union/souths-punt-on-schoolboy-kimami-sitauti-for-premier-rugby-grand-final-against-brothers/story-e6frepm6-1225776698517 | title = Souths punt on schoolboy Kimami Sitauti for Premier Rugby grand final against Brothers | first = Jim | last = Tucker | work = The Courier-Mail | date = 18 September 2009 | publisher = News Queensland | accessdate = 16 August 2012}}
Australian sevens and under 20s
In 2010 Sitauti got his first taste of sevens for Australia in Darwin. He travelled to New Zealand for more sevens at the Cake-Tin in Wellington{{cite press release | url = http://www.aru.rugby.com.au/news/sevens/aussies_keen_to_stop_new_zealand_sevens_hat-trick,136150.html/news/archive/section/21893 | title = Aussies keen to stop New Zealand Sevens hat-trick | date = 3 February 2010 | publisher = ARU | accessdate = 16 August 2012}} before going to India to compete in sevens at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
He was part of the Australian Under 20s at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championships.{{citation | title = Kimami Sitauti | url = http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/wiki/kimami-sitauti/ | accessdate = 6 December 2015}}
Super Rugby
He was part of the Reds squad in 2011 although he did not make any first-team appearances. He spent 2012 with the Brumbies, before contracting to join the {{Rut|Rebels}} for 2013.{{cite web | url = http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Super15/Jake-White-hunting-South-African-lock-20120813 | title = Jake hunting South African lock | date = 13 August 2012 | publisher = Sport24 | accessdate = 13 August 2012}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/Team/Player/tabid/297/playerid/56/Default.aspx Rebels profile]
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Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent
Category:Melbourne Rebels players
Category:Bay of Plenty rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from Brisbane
Category:Sportsmen from Queensland
Category:Male rugby sevens players
Category:Australia international rugby sevens players
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in rugby sevens
Category:Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Australia
Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
Category:Colomiers Rugby players
Category:Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:People educated at St Joseph's College, Nudgee
Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players in France