Samuel Fischli (born 2 April 1998) is a New Zealand

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player who players for in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). He also plays for the New England Free Jacks in

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(MLR) in the U.S. His playing position is

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Early life

Fischli attended

Tokomairiro High School Tokomairiro High School is a co-educational, state secondary school in Milton, New Zealand, Milton, New Zealand, often simply known as "Toko". History Founded in 1856 as Tokomairiro School, it is one of New Zealand's oldest schools. It was origi ...

Milton, New Zealand Milton, formerly known as Tokomairiro or Tokomairaro, is a town of over 2,000 people, located on State Highway 1, 50 kilometres to the south of Dunedin in Otago, New Zealand. It lies on the floodplain of the Tokomairaro River, one branch of wh ...

Rugby career

Fischli initially played for Milton's Toko RFC before moving to Dunedin. He played his Dunedin club career for Taieri RFC. On 30 October 2020 Fischli made his debut for in a 23–16 loss against . Including the debut, Fischli made two appearances for Otago during the

2020 Mitre 10 Cup The 2020 Mitre 10 Cup season was the fifteenth season of New Zealand's provincial rugby union competition since it turned professional in 2006. The regular season began on September 11, when North Harbour hosted Canterbury. It involved the top ...

season. In 2021 Fischli continued playing for Otago.

Reference list

External links

itsrugby.co.uk profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fischli, Sam New Zealand rugby union players Living people Rugby union flankers Otago rugby union players 1998 births People educated at Tokomairiro High School People from Milton, New Zealand Highlanders (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Otago New England Free Jacks players