Peniasi Malimali
Date of birth | 8 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Vaturu, Nadi, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peniasi Malimali (born 8 December 1996)wing. He was named in the Chiefs squad for the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.[2] He was also a member of the Counties Manukau 2022 Bunnings NPC squad.[3]
Malimali made a number of standout performances during the 2022 Bunnings NPC,[4] including scoring twice against Manawatu.[5] He has been compared to Drua star Vinaya Habosi who had a breakout campaign during the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[6]
References
- ^ "Peniasi Malimali". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Gallagher Chiefs squad announced for 2023" (Press release). Chiefs. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "2022 PIC Steelers squad named" (Press release). Counties Manukau Rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Nadi flyer named in Chiefs squad". Fiji Live. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Watch: Counties Manukau's new flying Fijian wing rips Manuwatu for a double". Rugby Addict. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Naholo signs with Hurricanes while Malimali signs with Chiefs for 2023 Super Rugby Pacific". Fiji Village. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.