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'''Karena Wihongi''' (born 29 September, 1979, in New Zealand) is a [[New Zealand]] [[rugby union footballer]]. He plays as a prop, and has "a reputation for powerful scrummaging courtesy of his hefty 19st 9lb, 6ft 1in frame." He plays his club rugby for the [[Guinness Premiership]] side [[Sale Sharks]], to whom he was signed in 2010. He came from former [[France|French]] clubs [[Oyonnax Rugby]] and [[CS Bourgoin Jallieu]]; he is a French qualified player based on residency. The Sale Sharks' coach stated that "He was on my priority list as soon as I was appointed and was delighted when he signed on the dotted line."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/sale/8792596.stm|title=BBC Sport - Rugby Union - Sale snap up France-qualified prop Karena Wihongi|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=10 July 2010}}</ref>
'''Karena Wihongi''' (born 29 September 1979, in New Zealand) is a [[New Zealand]] [[rugby union footballer]]. He plays as a prop, and has "a reputation for powerful scrummaging courtesy of his hefty 19st 9lb, 6ft 1in frame." He plays his club rugby for the [[Guinness Premiership]] side [[Sale Sharks]], to whom he was signed in 2010. He came from former [[France|French]] clubs [[Oyonnax Rugby]] and [[CS Bourgoin Jallieu]]; he is a French qualified player based on residency. The Sale Sharks' coach stated that "He was on my priority list as soon as I was appointed and was delighted when he signed on the dotted line."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/sale/8792596.stm|title=BBC Sport - Rugby Union - Sale snap up France-qualified prop Karena Wihongi|work=[[BBC Online]]|accessdate=10 July 2010}}</ref>


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[[Category:Sale Sharks players]]
[[Category:CS Bourgoin-Jallieu players]]
[[Category:CS Bourgoin-Jallieu players]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Revision as of 14:41, 17 August 2010

Karena Wihongi
Height6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Weight19 st 9 lb (25 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005-2007
2007-2010
2010-present
Oyonnax
Bourgoin
Sale Sharks
31
58
(0)
(15)
Correct as of 10 July 2010

Karena Wihongi (born 29 September 1979, in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop, and has "a reputation for powerful scrummaging courtesy of his hefty 19st 9lb, 6ft 1in frame." He plays his club rugby for the Guinness Premiership side Sale Sharks, to whom he was signed in 2010. He came from former French clubs Oyonnax Rugby and CS Bourgoin Jallieu; he is a French qualified player based on residency. The Sale Sharks' coach stated that "He was on my priority list as soon as I was appointed and was delighted when he signed on the dotted line."[1]

Notes

  1. ^ "BBC Sport - Rugby Union - Sale snap up France-qualified prop Karena Wihongi". BBC Online. Retrieved 10 July 2010.

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