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<blockquote data-quote="flying tiger" data-source="post: 614931" data-attributes="member: 70889"><p>DEC 17, 2013</p><p>KEMU & BRENDAN RELISHING OPPORTUNITY</p><p></p><p></p><p>Kemu was born and raised in Melbourne, with Fijian heritage. His father Manu and uncle, Osea Koliloa, both made more than 100 first grade appearances for Quins, and Koliloa represented Fiji. With a professional Rugby team in his own state, Kemu now has the opportunity to try and do something his father and uncle didn't have the opportunity to do; play professional Rugby right here in Melbourne.</p><p></p><p>"It's great for Victorian kids to have the Rebels here. In the back of their head, they know that they don't necessarily have to move to Sydney or Brisbane. The Rebels give them the opportunity to stay here and play for their home Club, and that's what I want to do.</p><p></p><p>"For the time being, I'd most definitely love to play for a Victorian team if there was one entered in the National Rugby Championship; that's my main goal for the 2014 season. I'll be training hard over the Christmas</p><p></p><p>Brendan Westney has followed a very different path to Kemu, only picking up Rugby a few years ago after being a schoolboy football player like so many Victorians.</p><p></p><p>"I always had a desire to play Rugby, just from watching it on television," Westney says. "When I played football, I played a more defensive role and it was more focused on my tackling; I was sort of the team's big hitter. If my coach wanted somebody roughed up, or taken off their game mentally, I was given that job and it made me think I could use those skills in Rugby.</p><p></p><p>"As soon as I started playing, I loved it and I haven't looked back. There is no Rugby background in my family but we ended up getting Foxtel just so I could watch Rugby and that was how I also got my family into it. My two younger brothers have both converted to Rugby as well and we all love watching it</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flying tiger, post: 614931, member: 70889"] DEC 17, 2013 KEMU & BRENDAN RELISHING OPPORTUNITY Kemu was born and raised in Melbourne, with Fijian heritage. His father Manu and uncle, Osea Koliloa, both made more than 100 first grade appearances for Quins, and Koliloa represented Fiji. With a professional Rugby team in his own state, Kemu now has the opportunity to try and do something his father and uncle didn't have the opportunity to do; play professional Rugby right here in Melbourne. "It's great for Victorian kids to have the Rebels here. In the back of their head, they know that they don't necessarily have to move to Sydney or Brisbane. The Rebels give them the opportunity to stay here and play for their home Club, and that's what I want to do. "For the time being, I'd most definitely love to play for a Victorian team if there was one entered in the National Rugby Championship; that's my main goal for the 2014 season. I'll be training hard over the Christmas Brendan Westney has followed a very different path to Kemu, only picking up Rugby a few years ago after being a schoolboy football player like so many Victorians. "I always had a desire to play Rugby, just from watching it on television," Westney says. "When I played football, I played a more defensive role and it was more focused on my tackling; I was sort of the team's big hitter. If my coach wanted somebody roughed up, or taken off their game mentally, I was given that job and it made me think I could use those skills in Rugby. "As soon as I started playing, I loved it and I haven't looked back. There is no Rugby background in my family but we ended up getting Foxtel just so I could watch Rugby and that was how I also got my family into it. My two younger brothers have both converted to Rugby as well and we all love watching it [/QUOTE]
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