Gillies Kaka
| Date of birth | 28 May 1990 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||
| School | New Plymouth Boys' High SchoolPalmerston North Boys' High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008–09 | CR El Salvador | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010–13 | Hawke's Bay | 32 | (50) |
| correct as of 20 October 2013. | |||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2013– | New Zealand | 25 | |
| correct as of 14 March 2016. | |||
Gillies Kaka (born 28 May 1990 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player. And fourth highest point scorer for New Zealand.
Career
Kaka plays for the New Zealand National Rugby Sevens team. He made his debut at the Wellington Sevens. Kaka has participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games where New Zealand won silver.[1][2] He was in the HSBC Dream Team alongside Tim Mikkelson. Kaka played for Hawkes Bay but is now a full-time New Zealand National Rugby Sevens player.[3] Of Māori descent, Kaka affiliates to Ngāti Kahungunu and Te Arawa.[4]
Kaka was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ Wilson, Sam (2014-07-07). "NZ sevens team named for Comm Games". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Hurndell, Shane (27 July 2016). "Sevens: Kaka smarts over silver". m.nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Robson, Toby (2013-11-12). "Kaka chooses sevens, Tietjens eyes Rio". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ↑ "New Zealand names sevens teams for Rio Games". usatoday.com. 2 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ "New Zealand sevens squads named for Olympics". All Blacks.com. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ "Sevens teams named for Rio". newshub.co.nz. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ "Gillies Kaka". Sportsground.co.nz. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
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