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{{Infobox rugby biography
| name            = Sosene Anesi
| image           =
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| caption         = 
| fullname        = Sosene Raymond Anesi
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1981|06|03|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Apia, Samoa|Apia]], Samoa
| height          = {{convert|187|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight          = {{convert|90|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| school          = St Joseph's College, Samoa.
| university      = 
| relatives       = 
| occupation      = 
| spouse          = 
| position        = [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]], [[Fullback (rugby union)|Fullback]]
| currentclub     = [[CS Dinamo București (rugby union)|CS Dinamo București]]
| youthyears1     = 
| youthclubs1     = 
| years1          = 2003–2010
| clubs1          = [[Waikato Rugby Union|Waikato]]
| apps1           = 91
| points1         = 165
| years2          = 2005–2009
| clubs2          = [[Chiefs (rugby union)|Chiefs]]
| apps2           = 41
| points2         = 60
| years3          = 2010–2011
| clubs3          = [[New South Wales Waratahs|Waratahs]]
| apps3           = 21
| points3         = 15
| years4          = 2011–2012
| clubs4          = [[NTT Communications Shining Arcs|NTT Shining Arcs]]
| apps4           = 8
| points4         = 10
| years5          = 2013
| clubs5          = [[Parramatta Two Blues]]
| apps5           = 8
| points5         = 15
| years6          = 2014–2016
| clubs6          = [[Timișoara Saracens]]
| apps6           = 12
| points6         = 5
| repyears1       = 2005
| repteam1        = [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]]
| repcaps1        = 1
| reppoints1      = 0
| repyears2       = 2005–2006
| repteam2        = [[Junior All Blacks]]
| repcaps2        = 6
| reppoints2      = 0
| repyears3       = 2008
| repteam3        = [[Barbarian F.C.]]
| repcaps3        = 1
| reppoints3      = 0
| coachyears1     = 2018–2021
| coachteams1     = [[Timișoara Saracens]]
| coachyears2     = 2021–
| coachteams2     = [[CS Dinamo București (rugby union)|Dinamo București]]
| clubupdate      = 10 June 2019
| repupdate       = 10 June 2019
| ru_coachupdate  = 10 May 2021
| repsevensyears1 = 1999–2000
| repsevensteam1  = [[Samoa national rugby sevens team|Samoa]]
| repsevenscomp1  = 
| repsevensyears2 = 2004–2006
| repsevensteam2  = [[New Zealand national rugby sevens team|New Zealand]]
| repsevenscomp2  = 
| ru_sevensupdate = 10 June 2019
| medals          = {{MedalSport|Men's [[rugby sevens]]}}
{{MedalCountry| {{NZL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Team competition]]}}
| show-medals     = no 
}}

'''Sosene Raymond Anesi''' (born 3 June 1981 in [[Apia]], Samoa) is a former [[rugby union]] footballer who played as a fullback and wing and currently the head coach of Romania's current champions [[CS Dinamo București (rugby union)|CS Dinamo București]].

==Career==
Anesi came from [[Samoa]] to [[New Zealand]] in 2000 on a rugby scholarship arranged between St Joseph's College in [[Apia]] and [[St John's College, Hamilton|St John's College]] in [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]].<ref name=nzh1>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/anesi-making-great-strides/EQI6MJUEF5NE2FVAL4RIUZNQOI/ |title=Anesi making great strides |date=7 October 2004 |newspaper=New Zealand Herald |first=Chris |last=Rattue |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> He made his [[National Provincial Championship (1976–2005)|National Provincial Championship]] debut for [[Waikato Rugby Union|Waikato]] in 2003.<ref name=nzh1/> He played for the [[Waikato Chiefs|Chiefs]] in the [[Super Rugby|Super 14]] up until 2007. He made his [[All Blacks]] debut from the bench in 2005 against [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]] at Albany,<ref name=nzoc>{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/sosene-anesi |title=Sosene Anesi |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |date= |access-date=2 March 2021}}</ref> but did not play any further tests. In 2010 and 2011, he played for the [[NSW Waratahs|Waratahs]] in the [[Super Rugby]] competition, in 2012 played for [[NTT Communications Shining Arcs]] Japan's [[Top League]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/news/4839862/Sosene-Anesi-set-to-make-move-to-Japan |title=Sosene Anesi set to make move to Japan |publisher=Stuff |date=1 April 2011 |accessdate=2 March 2021}}</ref> and the NSW [[Shute Shield]] competition for the [[Parramatta Two Blues]] Rugby club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/mystery-solved-with-anesis-unveiling-20120713-221bp.html |title=Mystery solved with Anesi's unveiling |author=Greg Growden |publisher=Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 July 2012 |accessdate=2 March 2021}}</ref> He now plays for [[RC Timişoara|RCM MVT Timișoara]], 2012 and 2013 [[SuperLiga (rugby)|SuperLiga]] Champion from Romania.

In November 2007 Anesi was charged with assault.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/all-black-anesi-charged-with-assault/NZ2Y3AV7LCF5T3ZN7S2Z7ZQ7YU/ |title=All Black Anesi charged with assault |author=Simon O'Rourke |publisher=New Zealand Herald |date=2 November 2007 |accessdate=2 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Waikato rugby player in court after early morning punch-up |author=Rebecca Harper |work=Waikato Times |date=3 November 2007 |page=A1 |via=EBSCOHost}}</ref> He was given diversion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anesi given diversion |work=Waikato Times |date=8 January 2008 |page=3 |via=EBSCOHost}}</ref>

===Sevens===
He was a member of the [[New Zealand national rugby sevens team|New Zealand sevens team]] in 2004 and again in the team that won gold at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Melbourne]].<ref name=nzoc/>

===2007 neck injury===
Anesi fractured his neck in the second round Super 14 match against the [[Wellington Hurricanes]] at [[Waikato Stadium]] on 9 February 2007.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chief breaks neck in loss |work=Sunday Telegraph |date=11 February 2007 |page=051 |via=EBSCOHost}}</ref> A strong tackle from Hurricanes winger [[Ma'a Nonu]] resulted in the injury which rules Anesi out for season 2007.<ref name=wt1>{{cite news |title=Crunching tackle puts Anesi in cotton wool |author=Evan Pegden |work=Waikato Times |date=14 February 2007 |page=1 |via=EBSCOHost}}</ref>  Immediate surgery was not required, but he needed to go through a rehabilitation period.<ref name=wt1/> Anesi returned in the second season of the Air New Zealand Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Early comeback for Anesi |author=Evan Pegden |work=Waikato Times |date=11 July 2007 |page=32 |via=EBSCOHost}}</ref>

===2013 Superliga Champions===
Anesi now plays for [[RC Timişoara|RCM MVT Timișoara]] and was a member of the premiership winning team of 2013. Anesi is the first ever [[All Black]] and one of the first ever Super Rugby players to play in the [[SuperLiga (rugby)|SuperLiga]]. His debut in the Superliga against [[Farul Constanţa]] was on 13 July 2013 in Stadionul de Rugby Mihai Naca|Constanța.  He was not the only Super Rugby player to debut, with [[Nathan Eyres-Brown]] the former Queensland Reds player debuting for [[Farul Constanţa]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/PlayerProfiles/PlayerPage/tabid/182/playerid/10/Default.aspx Waratahs' profile]
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216035512/http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/articles/2007/02/14/1171405270677.html |title=Sonesi Injury article @ Rugbyheaven.com.au }}
* {{All Blacks|id=1055|name=Sosene Anesi}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.therugbyforum.com/threads/29709-Transfers-2013-14/page20|title=Transfers 2013/14|website=Therugbyforum.com|access-date=10 October 2017}}
*{{ESPNscrum|14872}}
*{{Itsrugby profile|1853}}
*{{Epcrugby profile|SA608529}}
* [http://rugby-timisoara.ro/jucator-rugby/ro/43/Sosene-Raymond-ANESI.html Sosene Anesi] at [[Timișoara Saracens]] website

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