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Osea Kolinisau
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Osea Kolinisau

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Captaining Fiji to its first Olympic gold medal.

Olympic gold · World Series

Born
17 November 1985
Birthplace
Suva

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Osea Kolinisau

Osea Kolinisau is a Fijian rugby player and coach who led the national sevens team at the Rio Olympics.

Early life

School rugby

Began playing at Ratu Sukuna Memorial School in Suva.

Career

  1. 2008

    Fiji debut

    Entered international sevens at the Dubai tournament.

  2. 2014–2016

    Series success

    Led Fiji during consecutive World Series title seasons.

  3. 2018–2020

    Club rugby

    Played for the Houston SaberCats.

Achievements

Olympic gold

Captained Fiji to a 43–7 final victory over Great Britain.

World Series

Won successive series titles with Fiji.

Beyond sport

National recognition

Appeared on Fiji’s commemorative seven-dollar banknote.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Stemoc. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.