Liaki Moli

Birth name	Liakimatagi Moli
Date of birth	(1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018– Hino Red Dolphins 10 (10) Correct as of 20 February 2021 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2016 Auckland 48 (20) Correct as of 20 February 2021 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2014 2016–2017 Blues Sunwolves 24 21 (5) (10) Correct as of 20 February 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009 2010 Tonga U20 New Zealand U20 5 3 (5) (0) Correct as of 20 February 2021

Liaki Moli (born 4 January 1990) is a New Zealand-born Japanese rugby union player, who specialises as a lock forward. He played for the Blues in Super Rugby from 2012 to 2014, and signed for the Japanese Sunwolves for the 2016 season. Also, he has played for Auckland in the ITM Cup since 2010. He is of Tongan and Niuean descent.^[1]

Career

Early career

Moli was selected for the New Zealand U20 side in 2010, for whom he was a standout player at the world championship in Argentina. He made his Auckland debut in the same year.^[2] He was also named the age-group player of the year for 2010 by the NZRU.^[3]

Super Rugby

A serious shoulder injury at the end of 2010 ruled Moli out of contention for a Super Rugby contract in 2011, meaning 2012 is his first season with the Blues.

Moli was signed by the Japanese Sunwolves for the 2016 season.