Ofisa Treviranus (born 31 March 1984) is a Samoan rugby union player. Treviranus played for Samoa's national sevens team and was part of the 12 men squad who won the IRB Sevens World Series in 2010.[2]
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| Date of birth | 31 March 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Moto'otua, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Joseph's College, Samoa. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Alapati Leiua[1] (brother) Ray Ofisa (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Treviranus made his debut for the fifteen men code against Japan in Sigatoka on 18 June 2009. He was part of the 2011 Rugby World Cup squad for Samoa, and played in three matches. As of 2015, he is the captain of the Samoan national team.[2]
After the World Cup, Treviranus was signed by English club London Irish.[3] He previously played for Irish club Connacht Rugby.[4]
References
edit- ^ Said, Nick (20 June 2013). "Brotherly love leads Alapati Leiua to Samoa". Stuff. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Ofisa Treviranus to captain Samoa against All Blacks and at World Cup". Stuff. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "London Irish snap up forward Ofisa Treviranus". BBC. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Treviranus returns for Connacht". Irish Times. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.