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Line 1: {{Infobox rugby biography "Savenaca Rawaca" (born 20 August 1991) is a [[Fiji]] [[rugby union]] player.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1611/teams/2413 \|title=FIJI 7S Squads \|author=[[2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series\|World Rugby Sevens Series]] \|date=4 December 2015 \|accessdate=18 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://fijivillage.com/sport/Rawaca-turns-down-major-offers-from-renowned-clubs-skr295 \|title=Rawaca turns down major offers from renowned clubs \|author=Rusiate Baleilevuka \|date=3 June 2015 \|accessdate=18 December 2015 \|publisher =[[Fiji Village]]}}</ref> He is currently playing for the [[Fiji national rugby union team (sevens)\|Fiji sevens]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=306542 \|title=Ryan picks Rawaca \|author=Shalveen Chand \|date=20 May 2015 \|accessdate=18 December 2015 \|publisher =[[Fiji Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://fijione.tv/savenaca-rawaca-a-prominent-member-for-the-vodafone-flying-fijians/ \|title=Savenaca Rawaca a prominent member for the Vodafone Flying Fijians \|author=Vashneel Prasad \|date=28 May 2015 \|accessdate=18 December 2015 \|publisher =[[Fiji One]] }}</ref> team. Rawaca made his debut for {{nrut7\|Fiji}} at the [[2014 Gold Coast Sevens]].▼ \| image = \| image_size = \| caption = \| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1991\|8\|20\|df=y}} \| birth_place = \| height = 1.89 m \| weight = 105 kg \| ru_position = winger \| amatyears1 = \| amatteam1 = \| years1 = \| clubs1 = \| apps1 = \| points1 = \| repteam1 = [[Fiji national rugby union team\|Fiji]] \| repyears1 = 2016– \| repcaps1 = 1 \| reppoints1 = 0 \| ru_ntupdate = 24 June 2016 \| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = \| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = [[Fiji national rugby sevens team\|Fiji]] \| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 = \| medals = {{MedalSport\|Men's [[rugby sevens]]}} {{MedalCountry\|{{FIJ}}}} {{MedalCompetition\|[[Summer Olympics]]}} {{MedalGold\|[[2016 Summer Olympics\|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]\|[[Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament\|Team competition]]}} }} ▲"'''Savenaca Rawaca"''', [[Order of Fiji\|OF]] (born 20 August 1991) is a ~~[[Fiji]]~~Fijian [[rugby union]] player. Renowned for his physicality and aggressiveness on the rugby field, he earned the nickname "Pitbull".<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1611/teams/2413 \|title=FIJI 7S Squads \|author=[[2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series\|World Rugby Sevens Series]] \|date=4 December 2015 \|accessdate=18 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://fijivillage.com/sport/Rawaca-turns-down-major-offers-from-renowned-clubs-skr295 \|title=Rawaca turns down major offers from renowned clubs \|author=Rusiate Baleilevuka \|date=3 June 2015 \|accessdate=18 December 2015 \|publisher =[[Fiji Village]]}}</ref> He is currently playing for the [[Fiji national rugby ~~union~~sevens team ~~(sevens)~~\|Fiji sevens]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=306542 \|title=Ryan picks Rawaca \|author=Shalveen Chand \|date=20 May 2015 \|accessdate=18 December 2015 \|publisher =[[Fiji Times]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://fijione.tv/savenaca-rawaca-a-prominent-member-for-the-vodafone-flying-fijians/ \|title=Savenaca Rawaca a prominent member for the Vodafone Flying Fijians \|author=Vashneel Prasad \|date=28 May 2015 \|accessdate=18 December 2015 \|publisher =[[Fiji One]] }}</ref> team.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=344093 \|title=Ravouvou, Rawaca in top form \|author=Vuniwaqa Bola-Bari \|date=March 3, 2016 \|work=[[Fiji Times]]}}</ref> Rawaca made his debut for {{nrut7\|Fiji}} at the [[2014 Gold Coast Sevens]]. In August 2016, he was a part of the Fiji sevens men's rugby team that won a gold medal at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in Rio de Janeiro. ==Career== ~~Savenaca~~ Rawaca was born and ~~raise~~raised in Navatu, [[Bua Province\|Bua]]<ref name=sw>{{cite web \|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=307861 \|title=Bua bullets return \|author=Serafina Silaitoga \|date=30 May 2015 \|accessdate=18 December 2015 \|publisher =[[Fiji Times]]}}</ref> and he started his career playing rugby in the local ~~7's~~sevens competition. He played for the Bua ~~7's~~sevens ~~Team~~team<ref name=sw /> and was selected by [[Ben Ryan (rugby union)\|Ben Ryan]] to represent the Fiji ~~National~~national ~~Sevens~~sevens side in [[2014 Gold Coast Sevens]]. ==Honours== Rawaca has been appointed an [[Officer of the Order of Fiji]].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.rbf.gov.fj/getattachment/e2e90ac1-bbab-4c4c-840c-e112bef0a1c7/Press-Release-No-8-$7-Banknotes-and-50-Cents-Coins.pdf?lang=en-US \|title=Archived copy \|access-date=2017-04-21 \|archive-date=2017-04-22 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422035732/http://www.rbf.gov.fj/getattachment/e2e90ac1-bbab-4c4c-840c-e112bef0a1c7/Press-Release-No-8-$7-Banknotes-and-50-Cents-Coins.pdf?lang=en-US \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ==References== Line 8 ⟶ 43: ==External links== {{sports links}} [http://www.zimbio.com/Savenaca+Rawaca Zimbio Bio]▼ * {{SR/Olympics profile\|ra/savenaca-rawaca-1}} * {{ESPNscrum\|290989\|Savenaca Rawaca}} ▲* [http://www.zimbio.com/Savenaca+Rawaca ~~Zimbio~~Savenaca ~~Bio~~Rawaca] at [[Zimbio]] {{AS Béziers Hérault squad}} {{Fiji rugby sevens squad 2016 Summer Olympics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rawaca, Savenaca}} [[Category:Fiji international rugby union players]] [[Category:Living people]]▼ [[Category:Fijian rugby union players]] [[Category:~~Fijian~~Fiji international rugby sevens players]] [[Category:~~People~~Officers ~~from~~of ~~Bua~~the ~~Province~~Order of Fiji]] [[Category:Rugby union players from Bua Province]] [[Category:1991 births]] ▲[[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Rugby union centres]] [[Category:Rugby union wings]] ~~{{stub}}~~ [[Category:Pacific Islanders rugby union players]] [[Category:I-Taukei Fijian people]] [[Category:Fijian people of I-Taukei Fijian descent]] [[Category:Rugby union fly-halves]] [[Category:Rugby union fullbacks]] [[Category:Male rugby sevens players]] [[Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Fiji]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Fiji]] [[Category:Olympic medalists in rugby sevens]] [[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Saracens F.C. players]] [[Category:Fijian expatriate rugby union players in England]] [[Category:Fijian expatriate rugby union players in France]] [[Category:Stade Rochelais players]] [[Category:AS Béziers Hérault players]] [[Category:Aviron Bayonnais players]] [[Category:Pacific Games gold medalists for Fiji]] [[Category:Pacific Games medalists in rugby sevens]]