Tui Kamikamica

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Tui Kamikamica
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Personal information
Full nameErevonu Tuicaumatalevu Kamikamica[1]
Born (1994-05-18) 18 May 1994 (age 27)
Somosomo, Taveuni, Fiji
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017– Melbourne Storm 50 6 0 0 24
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–19 Fiji 12 2 0 0 8
As of 3 June 2021
Source: [2][3]

Erevonu Tuicaumatalevu "Tui" Kamikamica (born 18 May 1994) is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Melbourne Storm in the NRL.

Early life[]

Kamikamica was born in Taveuni, Fiji. He was raised in the village of Somosomo on the Fijian island of Taveuni,[4] and played rugby union and was educated at Queen Victoria School, Nasinu in his youth.

He was scouted by the Parramatta Eels while playing for the Fijian Schoolboys rugby union team in late 2012.[5]

Playing career[]

Kamikamica moved to Australia to play rugby league for the Eels' NYC team in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, he played for the Wentworthville Magpies, a feeder team to the Eels, in the New South Wales Cup before signing to play rugby union with the Canberra Vikings in the National Rugby Championship later that year.[5]

2016[]

In 2016, Kamikamica returned to rugby league with the Sunshine Coast Falcons, a feeder team to the Melbourne Storm, in the Queensland Cup. He made his international debut for Fiji in their match against Papua New Guinea on 7 May. On 27 May, Kamikamica earned a full-time contract with the Storm, lasting until the end of 2018.[6] He spent the remainder of the year playing for the Falcons, and was selected to represent Fiji in their match against Samoa on 8 October.

2017[]

In 2017, Kamikamica made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm in their round 5 match against the Penrith.[7] On 6 May, he represented Fiji in their match against Tonga. Kamikamica played two games for Melbourne throughout the season, spending much of the year with the Sunshine Coast Falcons. On 7 October, Kamikamica was named in Fiji's 24-man squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.[8]

2018[]

Kamikamica managed only five appearances for Melbourne in the 2018 NRL season. He did not feature in the club's finals series or the 2018 NRL Grand Final where the club lost 21-6 against the Sydney Roosters.[9]

2019[]

He played 21 games for Melbourne in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished as runaway Minor Premiers and were favourites to take out the premiership. He played in the club's preliminary final loss against the Sydney Roosters.[10]

2020[]

Kamikamica only made five appearances for Melbourne in the 2020 NRL season. He did not feature in the club's finals campaign or their 2020 NRL Grand Final victory over Penrith.[11]

Personal life[]

Kamikamica is a first cousin of fellow Fijian representative Pio Seci.[12][13]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eels snare another Fijian flyer". parraeels.com.au. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Tui Kamikamica". melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Tui Kamikamica - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  4. ^ Kamikamica, Tui (9 February 2017). "In my Shoes: Tui Kamikamica". melbournestorm.com.au. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Yole, Bill (19 August 2015). "Tui Kamikamica returns to rugby after stint with Parramatta Eels". Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Storm sign Fijian Falcon". melbournestorm.com.au. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Kamikamica makes NRL debut". QRL.com.au. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Fiji Bati World Cup squad announced in Suva". RLWC2017.com. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Good Will Chambers hunted by Latrell Mitchell ... again". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. ^ "Roosters 14-6 Storm: NRL preliminary final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  11. ^ "Melbourne Storm beat Penrith Panthers as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  12. ^ "Seci lives his league dreams". Fiji Times. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  13. ^ Dick, Callum (22 June 2018). "No fun stories to share 'yet' as Seci enjoys Fiji camp". Queensland Times. Retrieved 4 May 2021.

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