Inoke Male
Birth name | Inoke Male | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 June 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nausori, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Waisiki Masirewa (Brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Inoke Male (born 3 June 1963, in
Fiji Caps
Male, a product of Raralevu rugby club, first represented Fiji in 1993 in a series of uncapped matches. However, a member of the Navy in Fiji, he was unable to represent his nation further after he moved to the Middle East for peacekeeping duties.[2] On his return in 1995, he signed with Te Kawhata in New Zealand where he stayed for two years. He returned to the Fiji international scene in 1998, and Male earned his first official test cap for Fiji on 18 September 1998 against Australia in Sydney, where he started in the Number eight jersey. After missing out on the Epson Cup in 1999, he forced his way into the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad with a competent performance for the Fiji Warriors against the NZ Maori. He last played for Fiji on 8 July 2001 against neighboring Pacific island team Samoa. He played 22 times for Fiji (only 15 test matches), scoring only 5 points with his try against Samoa in 2001.
Cap #[3] | Date | Opponents | Score | Result | Venue |
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– | 9 August 1998 | Northland | 44–30 | Lost | Lowe Walker Stadium, Whangarei
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1 | 18 September 1998 | Australia | 66–20 | Lost | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney |
– | 8 November 1998 | Penzance & Newlyn | 5–53 | Won | Mennaye Field, Cornwall |
– | 19 November 1998 | Brisol Select XV |
28–58 | Won | Memorial Stadium, Bristol |
– | 24 November 1998 | Glasgow Caledonians | 41–22 | Lost | Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow |
– | 27 November 1998 | Edinburgh Reivers | 27–30 | Won | Mansfield Park, Hawick |
– | 30 November 1998 | Leeds Tykes | 27–10 | Lost | Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds |
– | 17 August 1999 | Australian Barbarians | 31–25 | Lost | North Sydney Oval, Sydney |
2 | 26 August 1999 | Uruguay | 39–24 | Won | Stadio Tommaso Fattori, L'Aquila (NV) |
3 | 20 October 1999 | England | 45–24 | Lost | Twickenham Stadium, London |
4 | 20 May 2000 | Japan | 22–47 | Won | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo |
5 | 26 May 2000 | Tonga | 22–25 | Won | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa |
6 | 3 June 2000 | Samoa | 31–17 | Lost | Apia Park, Apia |
7 | 30 June 2000 | United States |
37–21 | Won | Apia Park, Apia (NV) |
8 | 7 July 2000 | Canada | 11–42 | Won | Apia Park, Apia (NV) |
9 | 15 July 2000 | Italy | 43–9 | Won | Churchill Park, Lautoka
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10 | 25 May 2001 | Tonga | 31–26 | Lost | Teufaiva Stadium, Nukuʻalofa |
11 | 9 June 2001 | Samoa | 27–36 | Lost | National Stadium, Suva
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12 | 16 June 2001 | Tonga | 25–20 | Won | Churchill Park, Lautoka
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13 | 23 June 2001 | Samoa | 19–22 | Won | Apia Park, Apia |
14 | 3 July 2001 | Canada | 23–52 | Won | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo (NV) |
15 | 8 July 2001 | Samoa | 28–17 | Won | Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo (NV) |
Coach of Fiji
Having coached in Fiji since 2004, Male applied for the Fijian head coach when it became vacant in 2011. He had previously acted as Assistant Coach to Sam Domoni between 2009 and 2010, before taking hold of the Fiji Warriors in 2010 and the Under 20's in 2011. On 13 January 2012, following a disappointing fourth place in Pool D in the 2011 Rugby World Cup with Sam Domoni in charge (including a record loss to Wales 66–0 and an unconvincing 49–25 win over Namibia), Inoke Male was named the new head coach of the Flying Fijians.
Male's first match in charge was against Japan in the
2013 saw Fiji win their first ever
In January 2014 the
References
- ^ Fiji turn to Male as head coach
- ^ TEIVOVO.COM – TEAM FIJI
- ^ "Inoke Male Fiji Profile". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ Cash-strapped Fiji sack coach Male