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Fiji rugby’s 2000 Colt of the Year, Koyamaibole began his Test career in 2001 against Samoa, and has played in all 25 Tests since. Very confident, the powerful Moala islander loves to charge at the opposition. A naturally gifted athlete, he also represented Fiji at judo.

He played for the Fiji Emerging XV in 2001 when they beat the touring Northern Bulls and was later voted FRU’s Young Player of the Year before heading off to Japan for a one-year contract with Toyota-Shokki.

He won a gold medal with the Fiji 7s team at the World Games in Akita.

Sisa scored a terrific try against the Brumbies in 2003 when he left the winger for dead. And he followed that up with his first Test try against Argentina in Cordoba. He was back to his best against Samoa in June when he made some bulldozing runs and scored an excellent try.

Played in every Test for Fiji since July 2001. Superb athlete that enjoys using his power when charging forward. Has improved discipline at the breakdown, and was nothing short of devastating against Samoa in 2004.

We still haven’t seen the best of this man’s talent.

Fiji record:
2001

9 June	v SAMOA at National Stadium in Suva	L	27-36
16 June	v TONGA at Churchill Park in Lautoka	W	25-20
23 June	v SAMOA at Apia Stadium in Apia	W	22-19
4 July	v CANADA at Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo	W	52-23
8 July	v SAMOA at Chichibunomiya in Tokyo	W	28-17
7 Nov	v Italy Regional XV in Milan	w	33-23
10 Nov	v ITALY at Treviso Stadium in Treviso	L	10-66	(yc)
18 Nov	v French Barbarians in Toulon	w	17-15
25 Nov	v FRANCE at Stade Municipal in St Etienne	L	10-77

2002

1 June	v SAMOA at Apia Park in Apia	W	17-16
7 June	v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa	W	47-22
22 June	v SAMOA at Prince Charles Park in Nadi	L	12-22
29 June	v NEW ZEALAND at Westpac Trust Stadium in Wellington	L	18-68
6 July	v TONGA at Prince Charles Park in Nadi	W	47-20
9 Nov	v WALES at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff	L	14-58	(+53)
17 Nov	v IRELAND at Lansdowne Road in Dublin	L	17-64
20 Nov	v Scotland A at Bridgehaugh in Stirling	l	29-45
24 Nov	v SCOTLAND at Murrayfield in Edinburgh	L	22-36	(yc)

2003

22 June	v ACT Brumbies at Canberra Stadium in Canberra	l	25-26	(yc), t
29 June	v Queensland Reds at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane	w	31-24
4 July	v TONGA at Prince Charles Park in Nadi	W	34-31	(yc)
11 July	v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa	L	22-23	(+75)
6 Aug	v Canterbury at Jade Stadium in Christchurch	w	41-38
9 Aug	v Marlborough at Lansdowne Park in Blenheim	w	75-12	t
18 Aug	v ARGENTINA at Cordoba Stadium in Cordoba	L	30-49	T
24 Aug	v CHILE at Prince of Wales Club in Santiago	W	41-16
11 Oct	v FRANCE at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane	L	18-61
15 Oct	v USA at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane	W	19-18	(+56)
23 Oct	v JAPAN at Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsville	W	41-13	(+18)
1 Nov	v SCOTLAND at Aussie Stadium in Sydney	L	20-22	(+50)

2004

5 June	v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa	W	27-26	(-65)
12 June	v SAMOA at National Stadium in Suva	W	29-3	(-66), T
6 Nov	v NZ Divisional XV at National Stadium in Suva	l	25-34
13 Nov	v NZ Divisional XV at Churchill Park in Lautoka	w	61-22	t

2005

3 June	v NZ MAORIS at National Stadium in Suva	L	27-29	T
10 June	v NEW ZEALAND at North Harbour Stadium in Albany	L	0-91
25 June	v TONGA at National Stadium in Suva	W	19-11	(-62)
9 July	v SAMOA at Apia Park in Apia	L	10-36	(-58)
30 July	v SAMOA at National Stadium in Suva	W	21-15
2 Nov	v NZ Div XV at Churchill Park in Lautoka	w	39-29	*
11 Nov	v WALES at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff	L	10-11
19 Nov	v PORTUGAL at Estadio Universitario in Lisbon	W	26-17	(+)
26 Nov	v ITALY at Stadio Brianteo in Monza	L	8-23	(-62)

2007

16 June

v TONGA at Churchill Park in Lautoka

L

15-21

(-63)

Pacific Islanders
2004

20 Jun	v QLD XV at Ballymore in Brisbane	W	48-29
25 Jun	v NSW Waratahs at Aussie Stadium in Sydney	W	68-21	t
3 Jul	v AUSTRALIA at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide	L	14-29
10 Jul	v NEW ZEALAND at North Harbour Stadium in Albany	L	26-41

Key:	T = try, C = conversion, P = penalty goal, DG = dropped goal, (r) = substitute, (-) replaced, rc = red card, yc = yellow card

Record by nation:

Team	P	W	D	L	t	c	p	dg	pts
Argentina	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	5
Canada	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chile	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
France	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Ireland	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Italy	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Japan	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
New Zealand	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
NZ Maori	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	5
Portugal	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Samoa	8	5	-	3	1	-	-	-	5
Scotland	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Tonga	8	6	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
USA	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Wales	2	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
Totals	34	16	0	18	3	0	0	0	15

7s record:
2001 – World Games (Akita, Japan – gold medal)

IRB Pacific Rugby Cup:
2006 – Fiji Warriors (1 game)
Total – 1 game

Colonial Cup:
2004 – Highlanders (5 games, 2 tries, 10 pts)
2005 – Highlanders (6 games, 3 tries, 15 pts)
2006 – Highlanders (5 games, 1 try, 5 pts)
Total – 16 games, 6 tries, 30 pts

Awards:
2000 – Fiji Colt of the Year
2001 – Fiji Young Player of the Year

School:
1987-1991 - Suva Methodist (Judoka)
1992-1997 - Dudley High School

Teams:
1999-2004 - Lomaiviti, Suva
2001 – Fiji Emerging XV v Northern Bulls, Fiji Warriors v Northern Bulls2, Fiji Barbarians v Australian Barbarians
2002 – Toyota-Shokki, Japan
2003 – Nadroga
2004 – Counties Manukau (NZ)
2005 – Taranaki (NZ)

Father’s village: Naroi, Moala
Mother’s village: Ono-i-Lau
Grew up in Suva

Likes: Watching movies and rugby, going on picnics, visiting friends and attending Sunday services
Best rugby memory: Scoring the 1st try against Argentina in 2003
Worst Rugby memory: Losing to Samoa on my debut for Fiji.