 Holani Ryu Koriniasi in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Koliniasi Holani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 October 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Fukaya High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Saitama Institute of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Nofomuli Taumoefolau (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryu Koliniasi Holani (ホラニ 龍コリニアシ, Horani Ryu Koriniasi), born 25 October 1981, is a Tongan born, Japanese professional Rugby union player.[1] He is the nephew of the former Japan international Nofomuli Taumoefolau[2]
He plays at number eight for Top League club Panasonic Wild Knights.[3]
He moved to Japan on a study abroad programme from Tonga and attended High School in Saitama, Japan at age 16. Holani is fluent in Japanese.[4]
Holani has played 42 tests for the Japan national rugby union team.[5] He earned his 40th cap in the 2015 Pacific Nations Cup in their match against the United States.[6]
