Daniel Farani
| Full name | Daniel Seleni Farani | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 March 1977 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 264 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Seleni Farani (born 14 March 1977) is a Samoan former rugby union international.[1]
Rugby career
[edit]Born in Wellington, Farani was a back-row forward, based in Europe for the majority of his career. He played his early rugby at Petone and made provincial appearances with Wellington in the late 1990s, before linking up with Stourbridge in 2001. After his sole season in Stourbridge, Farani had a season with Italian club Viadana, then had stints with the Cornish Pirates and Coventry.[2][3] He competed for Durban-based team Sharks in the 2006 Super 14 season, then played in France until 2012, for SC Albi and RC Nîmes.[4][5]
International
[edit]Farani played Test rugby for Samoa in 2005 and 2006, gaining nine caps.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dan Farani leads Wainui to narrow win over Hutt Old Boys Marist". Stuff. 27 March 2017.
- ^ "Top 14. SC Albigeois. Daniel Farani a toujours de l'appétit". La Dépêche (in French). 20 March 2007.
- ^ "Cov waiting on Farani visa". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 14 December 2004.
- ^ Borchardt, De Jongh (1 December 2005). "Fresh island breeze for Sharks". News24.
- ^ "Rugby : Fédérale 2B (finale) : le RC Nîmes G en quête d'un autre bouclier". nimes.maville.com (in French). 27 June 2010.
- ^ "Daniel Farani - Player statistics - international stats - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Farani at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Samoan rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union players from Wellington City
- Samoan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players in England
- Samoan expatriate rugby union players in France
- Wellington rugby union players
- Rugby Viadana players
- Stourbridge R.F.C. players
- Cornish Pirates players
- Coventry R.F.C. players
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- SC Albi players
- RC Nîmes players