Osea Kolinisau

Osea Kolinisau, OF

Kolinisau in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Ratu Osea Ramodi Kolinisau
Nickname	Ossie, Oscar
Born	17 November 1985 Suva, Fiji
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing Career
Rugby league
Rugby union
Position	Wing, Fullback
Representative
Years	Team	Caps	T	C	P	DG	Pts
2008–	Fiji 7's	243	106	248			1026
As of 23 May 2016
Source: s

Osea Kolinisau

Medal record
Olympic Games
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team

Osea Kolinisau (born 17 November 1985) is a Fijian rugby union player. He is the current captain of the Fiji sevens team.

Kolinisau debuted for Fiji in the 2008 Dubai Sevens tournament. He captained the first Fiji side to win the Dubai 7s for the 2013–14 Sevens World Series since the Sevens Series began.^[1] Winner of HSBC World Series Rugby Sevens 2014–2015 and 2015–2016.

At the 2016 Rio Olympics, he was the flag bearer for team Fiji. Kolinisau was captain for the Fiji sevens team and led them to the Gold medal and Fiji's first ever medal at an Olympic Games. Fiji won by beating Team Great Britain in the final by 43-7 with Kolinisau scoring the first try.

Honours and Awards

	Gold Medal, Rio Olympics	12 August 2016
	Officer of the Order of Fiji (OF) [2]	22 August 2016

After winning Gold and returning to Fiji, he was awarded the Officer of the Order of Fiji.References

1. Anasilini Ratuva (December 16, 2013). "A story to tell our children". Fiji Sun. Retrieved April 18, 2014.
2. "Fiji 7s team receive honorary medals".

External links

• Player Profile