Lolagi Visinia

Lolagi Visinia (born 17 January 1993) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for FC Grenoble in the Rugby Pro D2.[1] He is a former member of the Kelston Boys' High School 1st XV, New Zealand Schools team and has also played for the Auckland and New Zealand Sevens teams.

Lolagi Visinia
Date of birth (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb)
SchoolKelston Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing
Current team Hawke's Bay
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2016 Auckland 40 (83)
2013–2016 Blues 33 (42)
2017–2019 Grenoble 40 (85)
2020 NEC Green Rockets 5 (0)
2020– Hawke's Bay 0 (0)
Correct as of 26 July 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 New Zealand U20 4 (20)
Correct as of 26 July 2020
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2012 New Zealand 2
Correct as of 26 July 2020

Playing career

Having represented many Auckland, Blues and New Zealand age-grade rugby sides in both 15-aside and sevens (including playing for the New Zealand Schools team) while with Kelston Boys' High School, Visinia was selected to play for the senior Auckland team as soon as he left high school. Before he played any National Provincial Championship rugby for the union, he was selected for the Gordon Tietjens coached New Zealand sevens team for the Hong Kong and Japan legs of the IRB Sevens World Series circuit.[2] That brought vital experience into his debut NPC premiership season with Auckland, where he made 6 appearances, mainly off the bench. In the 31–18 loss to Canterbury in the ITM Cup Premiership Final, Visinia scored his first try for the team in the last play of the game.

References
  1. "FC Grenoble Rugby - Lolagi Visinia". fcgrugby.com. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  2. "One new cap for Tietjens' NZ Sevens squad". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2014.


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