Saini Lemamea

{{Short description|Samoan rugby union player (1964–2021)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1964|7|14}}

| birth_place = Apia, Samoa

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|1||1964|7|14}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/435266/samoa-mourns-death-of-two-sporting-stars |title=Samoa mourns death of two sporting stars |publisher=RNZ |date=27 January 2021 |accessdate=27 January 2021}}

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| ru_currentteam =

| ru_position = Lock

| amatyears1 =

| amatteam1 =

| years1 = 1988-19??

| clubs1 = Lefaga

| years2 = 19??-1995

| clubs2 = SCOPA

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| repyears1 = 1988-1995

| repteam1 = {{nrut|Samoa}}

| repcaps1 = 13

| reppoints1 =4

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Su'a Saini Lemamea (14 July 1964 – January 2021) was a Samoan rugby union player. He played as a lock. He was nicknamed as "Bushman" (which was given by the then-technical advisor of the Samoa national team Barry “Tizza” Taylor (who struggled with pronounce his full name),{{Cite web |date=2021-01-26 |title=Samoa Rugby Fraternity Mourns the Passing of Su’a Saini Lemamea - Samoa Global News |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/samoa-rugby-mourns-the-passing-of-sua-saini-lemamea1/ |publisher=Samoa Global News |access-date=2023-09-04 |language=en-US}} due to his long hair.

Career

Lemamea was born in Apia. His first international cap was during a match against Ireland, at Lansdowne Road, on 29 October 1989.{{cite web |url=https://samoaglobalnews.com/samoa-rugby-mourns-the-passing-of-sua-saini-lemamea1/ |title=Samoa Rugby Fraternity Mourns the Passing of Su’a Saini Lemamea |publisher=Samoa Global News |date=27 January 2021 |accessdate=2 February 2021}} Although he was not present in the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster, he took part at the 1995 Rugby World Cup,{{cite news |title=The Squads |page=26 |work=The Dominion-Post |date=19 May 1995 |via=EBSCOHost}} playing two matches. His last international cap was during a match against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on 8 July 1995.

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