Mils Muliaina (first name Malili) combines dependability and strong positional play at the back with pace and a dangerous counterattacking ability, and also has the ability to cover wing and centre at the highest level.
Muliaina transferred to Waikato and the Chiefs for the 2006 season, adding to the Chiefs’ already-potent backline for the Rebel Sport Super 14 season, in which he scored four tries, tied for second on the team.
He was one of only two players (with Richie McCaw) to play in 12 Tests in 2006, Muliaina started six at centre and five in his more familiar position of fullback; in 2005, he started one Test match on the wing. Which ever jersey he wears, Muliaina combines sound positional play and secure defence with pace and a dangerous counterattacking ability.
The former Southlander first sprang to prominence at national level when he shifted north to Auckland to board at Kelston Boys’ High School (All Blacks coach Graham Henry’s old school as principal) and promptly made it into the NZ Schools team.
Career Notes
• Started at centre for champions Auckland in the 2005 Air New Zealand NPC Division One semifinal and final. Played in No 13 twice for the Chiefs in 2006.
• His 34 consecutive Test matches from debut through to the 2005 Test against Ireland in Dublin is the 12th-longest streak in All Blacks history.
• Just one of two players to have scored four tries in a Test match and four tries in a Rebel Sport Super 12 match.
• Was equal-top try-scorer at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.
• Won a Commonwealth Games gold medal with the New Zealand Sevens team in Manchester in 2002, IRB Under 21 World Championships in both 2000 and 2001 and the IRB Under 19 World Championship in 1999.
New Zealand Representative Teams
New Zealand Schools in 1998
New Zealand Under 19 in 1999
New Zealand Rugby Academy in 1999
New Zealand Under 21 in 2000, 2001
New Zealand A in 2000
New Zealand Sevens in 1999–2002
All Blacks in 2003–2008
Stats - Below figures correct as at 1 July 2008
Provincial Caps 46
Provincial Points 70 (14t)
Provincial Debut 1999 v North Harbour (Auckland)
Super Rugby Caps 76
Super Rugby Points 122 (24t, 1c)
Super Rugby Debut 2001 v Highlanders
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FULL NAME |
Junior Malili Muliaina |
BORN |
Thursday, 31 July 1980 in Salelesi |
AGE |
30 |
PHYSICAL |
1.84m, 93kg |
POSITION |
Fullback/Centre/Wing |
LAST SCHOOL |
Kelston Boys' High |
RUGBY CLUB
(First made All Blacks from) |
Suburbs |
PROVINCES |
Auckland, Waikato |
SUPER 14 TEAM |
Chiefs |
RUGBY NICKNAME |
Mils |
ALL BLACK DEBUT |
Saturday, 14 June 2003
v England at Wellington
aged 22 years, 318 days |
INTERNATIONAL DEBUT |
Saturday, 14 June 2003
v England at Wellington
aged 22 years, 318 days |
LAST TEST |
Saturday, 31 July 2010
v Australia at Melbourne
aged 30 years, 0 days |
ALL BLACK TESTS |
86 (3 as Captain) |
ALL BLACK GAMES |
2 (0 as Captain) |
TOTAL ALL BLACK MATCHES |
88 (3 as Captain) |
ALL BLACK TEST POINTS |
140pts (28t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) |
ALL BLACK GAME POINTS |
0pts |
TOTAL ALL BLACK POINTS |
140pts (28t, 0c, 0p, 0dg, 0m) |
ALL BLACK NUMBER |
1033 |
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The All Black Games that Muliaina has played.
(+) = substitute; (-) = replaced |
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2003 |
14 Jun vs England at Wellington 13-15 (+) |
21 Jun vs Wales at Hamilton 55-3 |
28 Jun vs France at Christchurch 31-23 |
19 Jul vs South Africa at Pretoria 52-16 |
26 Jul vs Australia at Sydney 50-21 (-) |
9 Aug vs South Africa at Dunedin 19-11 |
16 Aug vs Australia at Auckland 21-17 (-) |
11 Oct vs Italy at Melbourne 70-7 |
17 Oct vs Canada at Melbourne 68-6 |
24 Oct vs Tonga at Brisbane 91-7 (-) |
2 Nov vs Wales at Sydney 53-37 |
8 Nov vs South Africa at Melbourne 29-9 |
15 Nov vs Australia at Sydney 10-22 |
20 Nov vs France at Sydney 40-13 |
2004 |
12 Jun vs England at Dunedin 36-3 |
19 Jun vs England at Auckland 36-12 |
26 Jun vs Argentina at Hamilton 41-7 |
10 Jul vs Pacific Islanders at Albany 41-26 (-) |
17 Jul vs Australia at Wellington 16-7 |
24 Jul vs South Africa at Christchurch 23-21 |
7 Aug vs Australia at Sydney 18-23 |
14 Aug vs South Africa at Johannesburg 26-40 |
13 Nov vs Italy at Rome 59-10 |
20 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 26-25 |
27 Nov vs France at Paris 45-6 |
4 Dec vs Barbarians at London 47-19 |
2005 |
10 Jun vs Fiji at Albany 91-0 |
25 Jun vs British & Irish Lions at Christchurch 21-3 (+) |
2 Jul vs British & Irish Lions at Wellington 48-18 |
9 Jul vs British & Irish Lions at Auckland 38-19 |
6 Aug vs South Africa at Capetown 16-22 |
13 Aug vs Australia at Sydney 30-13 |
27 Aug vs South Africa at Dunedin 31-27 |
3 Sep vs Australia at Auckland 34-24 |
5 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 41-3 (-) |
19 Nov vs England at London 23-19 |
2006 |
10 Jun vs Ireland at Hamilton 34-23 |
17 Jun vs Ireland at Auckland 27-17 |
8 Jul vs Australia at Christchurch 32-12 |
22 Jul vs South Africa at Wellington 35-17 |
29 Jul vs Australia at Brisbane 13-9 |
19 Aug vs Australia at Auckland 34-27 |
26 Aug vs South Africa at Pretoria 45-26 |
2 Sep vs South Africa at Rustenberg 20-21 |
5 Nov vs England at London 41-20 |
11 Nov vs France at Lyon 47-3 (+) |
18 Nov vs France at Paris 23-11 |
25 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 45-10 |
2007 |
16 Jun vs Canada at Hamilton 64-13 (-) |
23 Jun vs South Africa at Durban 26-21 (-) |
30 Jun vs Australia at Melbourne 15-20 |
14 Jul vs South Africa at Christchurch 33-6 |
21 Jul vs Australia at Auckland 26-12 |
8 Sep vs Italy at Marseille 76-14 (-) |
15 Sep vs Portugal at Lyon 108-13 (-) |
6 Oct vs France at Cardiff 18-20 |
2008 |
7 Jun vs Ireland at Wellington 21-11 |
14 Jun vs England at Auckland 37-20 (-) |
21 Jun vs England at Christchurch 44-12 (+) |
5 Jul vs South Africa at Wellington 19-8 |
12 Jul vs South Africa at Dunedin 28-30 |
26 Jul vs Australia at Sydney 19-34 |
2 Aug vs Australia at Auckland 39-10 |
16 Aug vs South Africa at Cape Town 19-0 |
3 Sep vs Samoa at New Plymouth 101-14 (-) |
13 Sep vs Australia at Brisbane 28-24 |
15 Nov vs Ireland at Dublin 22-3 |
18 Nov vs Munster at Limerick 18-16 (+) |
22 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 29-9 |
29 Nov vs England at London 32-6 |
2009 |
13 Jun vs France at Dunedin 22-27 (Captain) |
20 Jun vs France at Wellington 14-10 (Captain) |
27 Jun vs Italy at Christchurch 27-6 (Captain) |
18 Jul vs Australia at Auckland 22-16 |
25 Jul vs South Africa at Bloemfontein 19-28 |
1 Aug vs South Africa at Durban 19-31 |
22 Aug vs Australia at Sydney 19-18 |
12 Sep vs South Africa at Hamilton 29-32 |
19 Sep vs Australia at Wellington 33-6 |
31 Oct vs Australia at Tokyo 32-19 |
7 Nov vs Wales at Cardiff 19-12 |
14 Nov vs Italy at Milan 20-6 (+) |
21 Nov vs England at London 19-6 |
28 Nov vs France at Marseilles 39-12 |
2010 |
26 Jun vs Wales at Hamilton 29-10 |
10 Jul vs South Africa at Auckland 32-12 |
17 Jul vs South Africa at Wellington 31-17 |
31 Jul vs Australia at Melbourne 49-28 |
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