Kiri Mariner (born 26 August 1984) is a Samoan former professional rugby union player.[1][2]
| Date of birth | 26 August 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Western Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A three-quarter, Mariner was a physically strong player, first capped for Samoa in 2003 in rugby sevens.[3] He was a member of Samoa's team at the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Hong Kong and later gained his only XV cap on that year's tour of Argentina, as a centre in a win over the Pumas in Buenos Aires.[4]
Mariner, based in France since 2006, was in the RC Toulon side that won the Pro D2 tournament in 2008. He played with Stade Phocéen in the 2009–10 season, then crossed to US Montauban, where he won a Fédérale 1 title in 2014.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kiri Mariner : «Bizarre de jouer contre son ancienne équipe»". La Dépêche (in French). 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Kiri Mariner et Vungakoto Lilo ne se quittent plus : les deux anciens joueurs de l'US Montauban jouent et travaillent ensemble". La Dépêche (in French). 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Kiri Mariner, la force pénétrante de l'USM". La Dépêche (in French). 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Briefing". The Sunday Telegraph. 20 March 2005.
- ^ "Kiri Mariner en Fédérale 3". La Dépêche (in French). 22 November 2017.
External links
edit- Kiri Mariner at ESPNscrum
- Itsrugby.co.uk (for France domestic statistics)