2014 SUPER RUGBY MEDIA GUIDE CHIEFS 156 MILS MULIAINA Position: Fullback Physical: 183cm/93kg Date of Birth: 31 July 1980 Place of Birth: Salesi, SAM Super Rugby Caps: 104 Super Rugby Points: 147 Super Rugby Debut: Round 1, 2001 vs Highlanders, Dunedin Test Caps: 100 Test Points: 170 Test Debut 14 June 2003 vs England, Wellington Mils Muliaina is an All Black great who has achieved everything in New Zealand rugby. The highly-rated former Chiefs captain returns to the franchise and will be invaluable both on and off the field. He has 104 Super Rugby games under his belt between his time at the Blues (2001-05) and the Chiefs (2006-11). He played his 100th Test for the All Blacks during the 2011 Rugby World Cup and is one of an elite group of just five players to have achieved this milestone. Muliaina returns to the Chiefs after two seasons at the NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes in Japan. He won a Commonwealth Games gold medal with the All Blacks Sevens team in Manchester, a Super Rugby title with the Blues in 2003 and has played provincial rugby for Waikato and Auckland. TIM NANAI-WILLIAMS @Tim_Nwilliams Position: Utility Back Physical: 181cm/87kg Date of Birth: 12 June 1989 Place of Birth: Auckland, NZL Super Rugby Caps: 51 Super Rugby Points: 88 Super Rugby Debut: Round 1, 2010 vs Sharks, Durban Test Caps: 0 Test Points: 0 Test Debut – Tim Nanai-Williams is an exciting and dynamic player with the skillset to play multiple positions within the backline. Entering his fifth season with the Chiefs, Nanai-Williams is evasive and possesses tremendous strength both aerially and post-tackle. He kicks confidently off both feet and has the ability to change the game with speed and footwork. The versatile former All Blacks Sevens player is highly threatening with the ball in hand and earned a nomination in the 2012 Steinlager Awards for ITM Cup Player of the Year after being a key playmaker in Counties Manukau’s 2012 ITM Cup Championship win. Nanai-Williams scored six tries in 12 Super Rugby matches in 2013 but missed last season’s ITM Cup due to groin surgery.
2014 Super Rugby Media Guide
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