Brian Pala LimaOM (born 25 January 1972) is a Samoan former rugby union player who was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2011.[2] 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.[3]
Lima was the first player to appear in five World Cups,[3] 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. Lima announced that he would retire after the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[6]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 Lima'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.[7]
Professional
Lima signed for Munster after an impressive game for the southern hemisphere vs the northern hemisphere in a fundraising game for the 2004 tsunami.[8] However Lima was injured shortly after landing in Ireland and never got to pull on the Munster jersey.[9] He has also played for the Blues, Auckland, the Highlanders, and Secom in Japan. He signed a two-year deal with Bristol starting in the 2005–06 season.[10]
In December 2013 Lima was charged with causing actual bodily harm and being armed with a dangerous weapon after publicly assaulting and injuring his ex-wife.[11] He subsequently resigned as coach of the Samoan national team.[12] In June 2014 he was convicted on five charges and sentenced to two years supervision.[13]
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Brian Pala Lima OM born 25 January 1972 is a Samoan former rugby union player who was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2011 2 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 3 Brian LimaBirth nameBrian Pala LimaDate of birth 1972 01 25 25 January 1972 age 50 Place of birthApia SamoaHeight1 86 m 6 ft 1 in Weight95 kg 14 st 13 lb 209 lb SchoolSt Joseph s College SamoaSpouseSina LimaRugby union careerPosition s Wing CentreAmateur team s YearsTeamApps Points 1992 1996Ponsonby Senior careerYearsTeamApps Points 1990 19921999 012001 022003 0420052005 07Marist St Joseph sStade FrancaisSwanseaSecom RuggutsMunsterBristol127023 5 0 0 25 Provincial State sidesYearsTeamApps Points 1992 1999Auckland 1 30 105 Super RugbyYearsTeamApps Points 19961997 981999HighlandersBluesHighlanders111213 30 35 35 National team s YearsTeamApps Points 1990 072004SamoaPacific Islanders642 140 0 National sevens team s YearsTeamComps1993 2005Samoa Contents 1 National team 2 Professional 3 Recognition 4 References 5 External linksNational team EditLima 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 4 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 5 Lima was the first player to appear in five World Cups 3 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 Lima announced that he would retire after the 2007 Rugby World Cup 6 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 Lima 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 7 Professional EditLima signed for Munster after an impressive game for the southern hemisphere vs the northern hemisphere in a fundraising game for the 2004 tsunami 8 However Lima was injured shortly after landing in Ireland and never got to pull on the Munster jersey 9 He has also played for the Blues Auckland the Highlanders and Secom in Japan He signed a two year deal with Bristol starting in the 2005 06 season 10 In December 2013 Lima was charged with causing actual bodily harm and being armed with a dangerous weapon after publicly assaulting and injuring his ex wife 11 He subsequently resigned as coach of the Samoan national team 12 In June 2014 he was convicted on five charges and sentenced to two years supervision 13 In August 2020 he was appointed head coach of the Samoa national rugby sevens team 14 Recognition EditLima was appointed to the Order of Merit of Samoa in the 2014 Samoa Honours and Awards 15 References Edit Brian Pala Lima at New Zealand Rugby History RWC legends inducted into IRB Hall of Fame Press release International Rugby Board 26 October 2011 Archived from the original on 27 October 2011 Retrieved 26 October 2011 a b Brian Lima World Rugby Hall of Fame Retrieved 14 January 2021 Ashfak Mohamed 26 May 2020 The Glory of 95 Brian Lima is a true legend of the game IOL Retrieved 14 January 2021 Bronwyn Hardick 9 June 2015 The knock that Hougaard still feels today jacarandaFM Retrieved 14 January 2021 Cherelle Jackson 22 June 2007 Chiropractor of Samoan rugby to retire New Zealand Herald Retrieved 14 January 2021 Maciu Malo 7 March 2009 Serevi Vunibaka still stand tall Fiji Sun Retrieved 14 January 2021 Munster s Latest Addition Brian Lima Munster Rugby 11 March 2005 Retrieved 14 January 2021 Brian Lima Returns Home Munster Rugby 3 May 2005 Retrieved 14 January 2021 Brian Lima and David Lemi Join Bristol EPCR 12 July 2005 Retrieved 14 January 2021 Morgan Tait 18 December 2013 Rugby hero bashed me says ex wife New Zealand Herald Retrieved 14 January 2021 Samoa s Lima quits in shame Sport24 7 January 2014 Retrieved 14 January 2021 Matt Manukia 20 June 2014 Rugby star Lima avoids jail for assaulting ex wife 1News Retrieved 14 January 2021 Muliagatele Brian Lima Named Manu Samoa Sevens Head Coach DJ Coil Rugby 11 August 2020 Retrieved 14 January 2021 Honours conferred Samoa Observer 22 December 2014 External links Edit Brian Lima rugbyworldcup com Archived from the original on 13 October 2007 Retrieved 21 September 2007 Brian Lima at the World Rugby Men s Sevens Series Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Lima amp oldid 1079948843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,