Samisoni Viriviri (rugby union coach)
| Place of birth | Nadi, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Samisoni Viriviri (grandson)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samisoni Viriviri (1953 - 28 April 2021, Sacramento, USA) was a Fijian rugby union footballer and coach. He played as a scrum-half. He is grandfather of his namesake; Samisoni Viriviri, who plays as wing for Fiji.
Playing career[]
His first cap for Fiji was during a match against Australia, at Brisbane, on 9 June 1976. His last cap was during a match against England XV, at Twickenham, on 16 October 1982. In his career he played 24 matches and scored 12 points, 1 try, 1 penalty, 1 drop goal and 1 conversion. He was also part of the legendary 1977 Fiji XV that beat the British and Irish Lions in Suva.
Coaching career[]
Between 1989 and 1991, Viriviri coached the Fiji national rugby union team, which he coached during the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
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Categories:
- 2021 deaths
- Fijian rugby union coaches
- Fijian rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Nadi
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Rugby union fly-halves
- I-Taukei Fijian people
- 1953 births