Sam Domoni

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Sam Domoni
Date of birth(1968-12-25)25 December 1968
Date of death24 July 2021(2021-07-24) (aged 52)
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1985-1990
1986
1994-2002
Waimani Rugby club
Rewa Colts
North RFC
()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988-1990
1992
1992-1993
1994-1998
Rewa
NSW Waratahs
()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988
Bay of Plenty (training squad)
Bay of Plenty
()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996-1998[1] NSW Waratahs ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990-1991  Fiji 6
Coaching career
Years Team
2010-2011  Fiji

Samuela Ravanua Domoni Junior (25 December 1968 – 24 July 2021) was a Fijian former rugby union footballer and the former national coach of the Fiji national rugby union team.

He played as a

flanker
. He was 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) and during his playing days weighed 105 kg (231 lb).

He played

NSW Waratahs. He also played for English clubs, London Irish[2] and Saracens.[3]

He played for Fiji 6 times between 1990 and 1991 and was part of the Fiji team to the 1991 Rugby World Cup. He made his test debut for Fiji in December 1990, against Hong Kong.

After retiring from rugby, he coached the Combined Penrith and Zion Lions between 1999 and 2000. Between 2002–03, he coached The Entrance rugby club based in New South Wales. He was appointed the skills and assistant coach for the Manly Rugby club in 2004 before joining the Penrith 7's rugby club in 2005. He was appointed the Fiji head coach in 2010 after his predecessor, Ilivasi Tabua was fired.

After a dismal

2011 RWC, he was fired and replaced by assistant coach, Inoke Male
as head coach.

Domoni died on 24 July 2021, at the age of 52, from Covid-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Fiji.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sam Domoni at New Zealand Rugby History". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ^ RIP SAM DOMONI. London Irish official website.
  3. ^ The Times, 25 April 1992. P. 27.
  4. ^ Fijivillage. "Former Flying Fijians coach Sam Domoni passes away". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Fiji National Rugby Union Coach
2009–11
Succeeded by