1. Viliame Kikau was born on 5 April 1995 and is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the National Rugby League, and Fiji at international level.
19 Facts About Viliame Kikau
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Viliame Kikau previously played for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL, and is a dual NRL premiership winning player of 2021 and 2022.
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Viliame Kikau played rugby union in his youth and later earned placements at Queen Victoria School and Marist Brothers High School in Suva, where he played for their rugby union team and represented the Fiji Secondary Schools side against the Australian Schoolboys.
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Viliame Kikau was the only player to sign with the club and joined their Holden Cup team for the 2014 season.
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At the time Viliame Kikau was being scouted by a number of French rugby union clubs.
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In 2015, Viliame Kikau played in a pre-season trial game with North Queensland's first grade team.
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On 10 June 2015, Viliame Kikau signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers.
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On 14 September 2015, Viliame Kikau was named at prop in the 2015 NYC Team of the Year, finishing his Holden Cup career with the North Queensland club with 32 tries from 42 matches.
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Viliame Kikau finished his debut year in the NRL with 9 matches and 1 try for the Panthers in the NRL.
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Viliame Kikau had an outstanding tournament for Fiji playing in all of their 5 matches and scoring 3 tries and was rewarded with him being named in the World Cup Team of the Tournament.
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Viliame Kikau made a total of 18 appearances for Penrith in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table and missed out on the finals for the first time since 2015.
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Viliame Kikau played 19 games for Penrith in the 2020 NRL season as the club won the Minor Premiership.
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Viliame Kikau played a total of 27 games for Penrith in the 2021 NRL season including the club's 2021 NRL Grand Final victory over South Sydney.
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Viliame Kikau scored a second half try in the final but was disallowed on review due to the pass from Nathan Cleary being ruled forward.
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Viliame Kikau then took to social media and explained the situation saying "Today photos were taken of me wearing another club's colours," Viliame Kikau wrote.
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Viliame Kikau played 25 games throughout the season for Penrith including the club's 2022 NRL Grand Final victory over Parramatta.
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Viliame Kikau played a total of nine games for Canterbury in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table.
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Viliame Kikau played 23 games for Canterbury in the 2024 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals finishing 6th.
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Viliame Kikau played in the clubs elimination final loss against Manly.