Kameli Soejima (副島亀里, ''Soejima Kameli'', born June 1, 1983) is a Fijian born

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player. He represents

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and made his debut at the

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. He was Japan's top try-scorer in the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series, and also one of their top try-scorers in the 2014–15 season. Soejima was selected for the Japanese sevens squad to the

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Japan RFU Player Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Soejima, Kameli Raravou 1983 births Living people Male rugby sevens players Japanese rugby union players Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for Japan Japanese rugby sevens players Japan international rugby sevens players Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in rugby union Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Coca-Cola Red Sparks players Rugby union wings People from Labasa Fijian expatriate rugby union players in Japan Naturalized citizens of Japan Naturalised rugby union players 21st-century Japanese sportsmen