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Mifiposeti Paea

Rugby player

Mifiposeti Paea

Date of birth

(1987-07-06) 6 July 1987 (age 36)

Place of birth

Tonga

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)

School

Shochi Fukaya High School

University

Saitama Institute of Technology

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Centre
Current team	NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2011–present	NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes	69	(141)
2016	Sunwolves	13	(15)
Correct as of 21 February 2021
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2016	Japan	3	(0)
Correct as of 21 February 2021

Mifiposeti Paea (born 6 July 1988) is a Tongan-born Japanese rugby union footballer who plays as a centre.^[1]

Paea currently plays for the Osaka-based NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes having joined them in 2011.^[2]^[3] He was named in the first ever Sunwolves squad which will compete in Super Rugby from the 2016 season.^[4] He moved to Fukaya in 2004 and enjoyed the game through Shochi Fukaya High School and Saitama Institute of Technology. After that he acquired Japanese citizenship.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Paea Mifi Poseti Top League Player Profile". Top League (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ "Mifiposeti Paea NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes Player Profile". Docomo Rugby (in Japanese). Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ "Paea Mifi Posechi itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
^ "Sunwolves reveal squad, Hammett to coach". Sanzar Rugby. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.