George Konia
| Birth name | George Newing Konia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 August 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Putāruru, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Te Aute College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Konia (born 9 August 1969 in Putāruru) is a New Zealand former rugby union player who played for New Zealand Maori and for Japan. He played mainly as centre, but also as wing.
Career
Konia started his rugby career representing
New Zealand Divisional XV, New Zealand Development XV, New Zealand XV, New Zealand Maori, New Zealand Barbarians, and was an All Black trialist.[1]
Konia was on the fringe of
Suntory Sungoliath and in 2005 against Toyota Verblitz.[2] Konia's last cap for Japan was also against United States, in Gosford
, on 27 October 2003.
He returned to New Zealand to be assistant coach of Hawke’s Bay in the 2005 and 2006 seasons, helping the Magpies win the last Division Two final over
Air New Zealand Cup
in 2006.
In 2007, he returned to Japan to coach
Kintetsu Liners
.
References
- ^ George Konia profile Hurricanes Alumni
- ^ NEC Green Rockes: Le specialiste de l'AJC