Rima Wakarua
Rima Wakarua (born 25 March 1976 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an Italian former rugby union footballer and coach. He played for Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato having previously played for Gran Parma Rugby, at fly-half.
| Birth name | Rima Shane Wakarua-Noema | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 April 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Wakarua is a naturalized Italian, having moved there in 1999, and is born of a New Zealand father and Scottish mother. He was brought into the Italy 2003 Rugby World Cup squad having only played in the second tier of the Italian league and had not even been involved in squad get-togethers. His performance with the boot saw Italy overcome Canada in Canberra. He has 11 caps and has scored 99 points for Italy.
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