Karena Wihongi

Karena Wihongi

Date of birth	(1979-09-29) 29 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	New Zealand
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	130 kg (20 st 7 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000-2005 2005–2007 2007–2010 2010–2011 2011-16 2016-17 2018-19 2019- CS Lons Jura Oyonnax Bourgoin Sale Sharks Castres Lyon OU US Carcassonne Castres Olympique 32 77 15 104 0 20 7 (0) (20) (0) (15) (0) (20) (0) Correct as of 6 December 2019

Karena Wihongi (born 29 September 1979, in New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop, and has "a reputation for powerful scrummaging courtesy of his hefty 19st 9lb, 6ft 1in frame." He previously played his club rugby for the Aviva Premiership side Sale Sharks, to whom he was signed in 2010. He came from former French clubs Oyonnax Rugby and CS Bourgoin Jallieu; he is a French qualified player based on residency. The Sale Sharks' coach stated that "He was on my priority list as soon as I was appointed and was delighted when he signed on the dotted line."^[2] He currently plays for Castres Olympique in the Top 14.

Castres

• Top 14: 2012–13^[3]

• "European Club Rugby: Player Records – Karena Wihongi".