Brian Lima

Brian Lima
Birth nameBrian Pala Lima
Date of birth (1972-01-25) 25 January 1972 (age 52)
Place of birthApia, Samoa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb)
SchoolSt Joseph's College, Samoa.
SpouseSina Lima
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–1996 Ponsonby ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990-1992 Marist St. Joseph's ()
1999–01 Stade Français ()
2001–02 Swansea 12 (5)
2003–04 Secom Rugguts 7 (0)
2005 Munster 0 (0)
2005–07 Bristol 23 (25)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–1999 Auckland[1] 30 (105)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996 Highlanders 11 (30)
1997–98 Blues 12 (35)
1999 Highlanders 13 (35)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990–07 Samoa 64 (140)
2004 Pacific Islanders 2 (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
1993–2005 Samoa

Brian Pala Lima OM (born 25 January 1972) is a Samoan former rugby union player who was inducted into the IRB Hall of Fame in 2011.[2] He earned the nickname of "The Chiropractor" for his shuddering hits both on and off the pitch that supposedly rearranged the bones of the victim.[3]

  1. ^ Brian Pala Lima at New Zealand Rugby History
  2. ^ "RWC legends inducted into IRB Hall of Fame" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Brian Lima". World Rugby Hall of Fame. Retrieved 14 January 2021.