Name Viliame Kikau Role Rugby league rugby prop | Height 1.96 m Weight 114 kg | |
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Viliame Kikau (born 5 April 1995) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Penrith Panthers of the National Rugby League. Kikau primarily plays prop and is a Fijian international.
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Early years
Born in Fiji and raised in the town of Nausori, Kikau grew up playing rugby union. He attended the Queen Victoria School and later Marist Brothers High School in Suva, where he played for their rugby union team and represented the Fiji Secondary Schools side against the Australian Schoolboys.
In 2013, Kikau was scouted by the North Queensland Cowboys and was one of three Fijian players who spent six weeks in Townsville. Kikau was the only player to sign with the club and joined their Holden Cup team for the 2014 season. At the time Kikau was also being scouted by a number of French rugby union clubs.
2014
In 2014, Kikau's first season of rugby league, he played 21 games for the Cowboys' Holden Cup team, scoring 11 tries. A centre in his rugby union days, Kikau switched to prop after joining the Cowboys.
2015
In 2015, Kikau played in a pre-season trial game with the Cowboys' first grade team. He scored a try in the sides 24-12 win over the Townsville Blackhawks.
On May 2, 2015, Kikau made his international debut for Fiji in their Melanesian Cup victory over Papua New Guinea. On 14 September, he was named at prop in the 2015 NYC Team of the Year.
On June 10, 2015, Kikau signed a two-year contract with the Penrith Panthers.
In September 2015, Kikau was named the RLPA NYC Player of the Year and at prop in the 2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year. He finished his Holden Cup career with the Cowboys with 32 tries from 42 games.