Career
Lima made his debut for Manu Samoa back in 1990 and featured in the famous World Cup win over Wales in 1991. He was the youngest player at the 1991 Rugby World Cup.
One of Brian Lima's most illuminating moments came in Samoa's match against South Africa in a group match at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. As Springbok fly-half Derick Hougaard leapt up in the air to catch a hospital pass, Lima "dive-tackled" him, sending Hougaard crashing to the ground..
He signed for Munster after an extremely impressive game for the southern hemisphere vs the northern hemisphere in a fundraising game for the 2004 tsunami. However Lima was injured shortly after landing in Ireland and never got to pull on the Munster jersey. He has also played for the Blues, Auckland, the Highlanders, and Secom in Japan. He signed a two year deal with Bristol starting in the 2005–6 season.
He is the only player to appear in five World Cups, his fifth being the 2007 World Cup in France, in which he came on against South Africa in Samoa's first game after 60 minutes.
According to the Samoa Observer, Lima announced that he would retire after the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Michael Jones, the Manu Samoa coach, announced Brian Lima as the captain for the first game of that year's Pacific Nations Cup. Brian Lima has been selected to lead Samoa against Fiji. This game was one of Brian's last games on Samoan soil.
Brian Lima was selected for his record fifth Rugby World Cup in 2007 and retired after it, his swansong didn't go terribly well though as disputes about whether he should be banned (after a dangerous tackle on Jaque Fourie marred his time on the pitch).
He is currently an assistant coach for the Samoan Under-18 squad. He also attends and regularly plays in the local Marist Saints Rugby League team as a centre as they went on to win the tournament and was named MVP of the year. He plans to be a coach in the future.
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