Kameli Soejima
Full nameKameli Raravou Latianara Soejima
Date of birth (1983-06-01) June 1, 1983
Place of birthNasekula, Labasa, Fiji[1]
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Coca-Cola Red Sparks 10 (40)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2014– Japan Sevens 28

Kameli Soejima (副島 亀里, Soejima Kameli, born June 1, 1983) is a Fijian born Japanese rugby union player. He represents Japan in rugby sevens and made his debut at the 2014 Dubai Sevens.[2][3] He is Japan's top try-scorer in the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, and was also one of their top try-scorers last season.[4][5]

Soejima was selected for the Japanese sevens squad to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.[6][7]

References

  1. Ralago, Josaia (12 February 2017). "Rugby Blood". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. Kumar, Rashneel (5 December 2014). "Latianara to play for Japan". Fiji Times Online. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  3. "Asia Rugby Sevens Series reaches its climax at the Sri Lanka Sevens". Asia Rugby.com. 9 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  4. "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  5. "World Rugby Sevens Stats Hub - Most tries scored". worldrugby.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  6. Moresio, Stella (19 July 2016). "Kameli, Tuqiri For Japan". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  7. Ravulo, Ana (18 July 2016). "Tuqiri and Soejima make Japan 7s Rio Olympics team". fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
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