Nemani Nadolo is a Fijian-Australian rugby union player.
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24 Facts About Nemani Nadolo
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Nemani Nadolo currently plays for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, usually as a wing or centre, and the Fiji national team.
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Nemani Nadolo is known for his speed and size, and occasionally standing in as a goal-kicker for conversions and penalties.
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Nemani Nadolo changed his name to Nemani Nadolo later as an adult, adopting his mother's maiden name in 2009 instead of the surname of his father who had left the family home when he was young.
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Nemani Nadolo attended Nudgee College, and was selected for the Queensland Schoolboys rugby team in 2005.
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Nemani Nadolo is the older brother of Chris Kuridrani and Inosi Nadolo, and a cousin of Tevita Kuridrani and Lote Tuqiri.
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Nemani Nadolo hit the ground running for Randwick, scoring 13 tries in his first 7 matches.
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Nemani Nadolo was one of the finds of the 2008 season, with his hard-running and try-scoring prowess earning the powerhouse wing a Super 14 contract with the Waratahs.
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Nemani Nadolo is documented to have a sprint time under 11 seconds over 100 metres.
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Nemani Nadolo played his first match for the Junior Waratahs on the 2008 Development Tour of Fiji less than 200 metres from his mother's village in Nadi.
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Nemani Nadolo was registered at Exeter under his Australian passport and was mistakenly picked alongside two other non-Kolpak players.
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Nemani Nadolo was banned from driving for 18 months and fined £950.
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Nemani Nadolo was immediately released from his contract with the club.
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In October 2013, Nemani Nadolo signed to play for Crusaders in the 2014 Super Rugby season.
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Nemani Nadolo went on to play 14 Super Rugby games, including 12 starts, in his first season and was the equal top try scorer with Israel Folau, notching 12 tries.
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In November 2015, Nemani Nadolo signed a three-year deal with French Top 14 side, Montpellier.
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On 30 October 2021, Nemani Nadolo scored two tries in the East Midlands Derby against Northampton Saints.
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Nemani Nadolo was instrumental in that game playing at his preferred position of Inside centre scoring 13 points including a try.
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Nemani Nadolo scored a hat-trick of tries and in the process equalled the all-time record set by Christian Cullen and John Kirwan of scoring 10 tries in consecutive matches.
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Nemani Nadolo returned for Fiji in 2015 and played on the wing against the Maori All Blacks in Suva but while scoring a try, he damaged his pectoral muscles which ruled him out for 6 weeks and the 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.
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Nemani Nadolo was nevertheless included in the final 31-member squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
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Nemani Nadolo scored a try against England in the first match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup on 18 September 2015.
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