Brian Lima
| Full name | Brian Pala Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 January 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Apia, Samoa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Joseph’s College St. Patricks College |
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| Spouse | Sina Lima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wing, Centre | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
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1996–98 1999–01 2001–02 2003–04 2005 2005–07 |
Marist St. Joseph's Ponsonby Marist St. Joseph's Auckland Stade Français Swansea Secom Rugguts Munster Bristol |
12 7 0 23 |
(5) (0) (0) (25) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1996 1997–98 1999 |
Highlanders Blues Highlanders |
11 12 13 |
(30) (35) (35) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1990–07 2004 |
Samoa Pacific Islanders |
64 2 |
(140) (0) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Comps | |
| 1993-2005 | Samoa | ||
Brian Lima (born 25 January 1972) is a Samoan former rugby union player who was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2011. He earned the nickname of "The Chiropractor" for his shuddering hits both on and off the pitch that supposedly rearranged the bones of the victim.
Lima was born in Apia, Samoa. He debuted for the Samoa national rugby union team in 1990. He featured in Samoa's famous World Cup win over Wales in 1991, and he was the youngest player at the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
One of Lima's most illuminating moments came in Samoa's match against South Africa in a group match at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. As Springbok fly-half Derick Hougaard leapt up in the air to catch a hospital pass, Lima "dive-tackled" him, sending Hougaard crashing to the ground.[1].
Lima was the first player to appear in five World Cups, his fifth being the 2007 World Cup in France, in which he came on against South Africa in Samoa's first game after 60 minutes. According to the Samoa Observer, Lima announced that he would retire after the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Michael Jones, the Samoa coach (at that time), announced Lima as the captain for the first game of that year's Pacific Nations Cup. Brian Lima was selected to lead Samoa against Fiji. This game was one of Brian's last games on Samoan soil.
Lima also played for the Samoa national rugby sevens team. He scored 17 tries in various Rugby World Cup Sevens tournaments, ranking him third all-time in career World Cup Sevens tries.
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