NIUA Folau

United States of America

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 27 Jan 1985

Age: 36

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.82/5'11''

Place of birth: SACRAMENTO, CA

Birth Country:

United States of America

Place of residence : SAN DIEGO, CA

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men USA United States	6

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M06 USA United States 19 KEN Kenya 14	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M11 USA United States 19 IRL Ireland 17	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool C #M18 RSA South Africa 17 USA United States 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Quarter-final #M22 GBR Great Britain 26 USA United States 21	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-8 #M25 CAN Canada 14 USA United States 21	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 5-6 #M32 USA United States 7 RSA South Africa 28	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA
13	Men	2013	Moscow, RUS

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year
2	Men	2019
5	Men	2016/2017
6	Men	2018

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS
4	Men	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS
6	Men	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2019	Vancouver, BC, CAN
4	Men	2018	Vancouver, BC, CAN
4	Men	2017	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Dubai, UAE
9	Men	2016	Dubai, UAE
15	Men	2017	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2019	London, GBR
4	Men	2017	London, GBR
6	Men	2018	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2019	Paris, FRA
5	Men	2017	Paris, FRA
6	Men	2018	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN
4	Men	2017	Hong Kong, CHN
6	Men	2018	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Hamilton, NZL
9	Men	2018	Hamilton, NZL
11	Men	2017	Wellington, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2017	Singapore, SIN
4	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN

World Rugby Sevens Series - South Africa

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Cape Town, RSA
6	Men	2017	Cape Town, RSA
7	Men	2016	Cape Town, RSA

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Men	2019	Las Vegas, NV, USA
1	Men	2018	Las Vegas, NV, USA
3	Men	2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA

Hobbies:

Fishing, playing video games, golf, spending time with his family. (teamusa.org, 01 Jul 2021; USA Rugby Facebook page, 22 Dec 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Mike Friday [national], ENG

Position style:

Back (nbcolympics.com, 02 Jul 2021)

Other sports:

He represented the United States of America in rugby union [15-a-side] at the 2015 World Cup in England. He also played the sport for Scottish side Glasgow Warriors during the 2013/14 season. (SportsDeskOnline, 22 Jul 2021; rtbf.be, 11 Oct 2015; usarugby.org, 01 Jul 2021; scotsman.com, 10 Feb 2014)

Debut:

2011 for United States of America, Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico (usa.rugby, 01 Jul 2021)

Injuries:

He broke his leg at the 2019 Paris Sevens tournament in June. He was sidelined for over 18 months. (USA Rugby Facebook page, 01 Jun 2019)

Start:

He began playing rugby union [15-a-side] in 2004 for East Palo Alto Razorbacks in California, United States of America. (usa.rugby, 01 Jul 2021; chicoer.com, 15 Jul 2015)

Philosophy:

"If you go through hell, why would you stop?" (USA Rugby Facebook page, 22 Dec 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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