Gillies Kaka

Gillies Gene Kaka (born 28 May 1990 in New Zealand) is a New Zealand Olympian rugby union player for the Hino Red Dolphins.

Gillies Kaka

Kaka in 2018
Full name	Gillies Gene Kaka
Date of birth	(1990-05-28) 28 May 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
School	New Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback, Wing Current team Hino Red Dolphins and Bay Of Plenty Steamers Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) El Salvador () 2010–2013 Hawke's Bay 31 (50) 2017– Hino Red Dolphins 24 (44) Correct as of 4 February 2021 National sevens team Years Team Comps 2013–2016 New Zealand 33 Correct as of 15 December 2018
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team

Career

Kaka plays for the New Zealand National Rugby Sevens team. He made his debut at the Wellington Sevens. Kaka has participated in the 2014 Commonwealth Games where New Zealand won silver.^[1][2] He was in the HSBC Dream Team alongside Tim Mikkelson. Kaka played for Hawkes Bay before becoming a full-time New Zealand National Rugby Sevens player.^[3] Of Māori descent, Kaka affiliates to Ngāti Kahungunu and Te Arawa.^[4]

Kaka was named in the New Zealand squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[5][6][7] Kaka finished his sevens career with 33 competition appearances, 169 games, 65 tries and 807 points.^{[citation needed]}