Rima Wakarua

Rima Shane Wakarua-Noema (born 25 March 1976) is a former professional rugby union footballer and coach. He played as a fly-half for North Harbour in New Zealand before moving to Italy in 1999, where he played for Leonessa, Gran Parma, I Cavalieri and Unione Rugby Prato Sesto. During his time there, he became a naturalised citizen and was called up to the Italy national team for the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Rima Wakarua

Birth name	Rima Shane Wakarua-Noema
Date of birth	(1976-04-25) 25 April 1976
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1999–2005 2005–2008 2008–2012 2012–2016 Leonessa Gran Parma I Cavalieri Unione Rugby Prato Sesto 35 57 (471) (697) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–1999 North Harbour () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003–2006 Italy 11 (99) Coaching career Years Team 2012–2016 Unione Rugby Prato Sesto

Biography

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, to a New Zealand father and a Scottish mother, Wakarua is a naturalised Italian, having moved there in 1999. He was brought into the Italy squad for the 2003 Rugby World Cup having only played in the second tier of the Italian league and had not even been involved in squad get-togethers. His performance with the boot saw Italy overcome Canada in Canberra. He has 11 caps and has scored 99 points for Italy.

External links

• 6 Nations profile
• Rima Wakarua at ItsRugby.co.uk