Savenaca Rawaca, OF (born 20 August 1991) is a Fijian rugby union player. Renowned for his physicality and aggressiveness on the rugby field, he earned the nickname "Pitbull".[1][2] He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens[3][4] team.[5] Rawaca made his debut for Fiji 7s 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 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Date of birth | 20 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Career
Rawaca was born and raised in Navatu, Bua[6] and he started his career playing rugby in the local sevens competition. He played for the Bua sevens team[6] and was selected by Ben Ryan to represent the Fiji national sevens side in 2014 Gold Coast Sevens.
Honours
Rawaca has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Fiji.[7]
References
- ^ World Rugby Sevens Series (4 December 2015). "FIJI 7S Squads". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Rusiate Baleilevuka (3 June 2015). "Rawaca turns down major offers from renowned clubs". Fiji Village. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Shalveen Chand (20 May 2015). "Ryan picks Rawaca". Fiji Times. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Vashneel Prasad (28 May 2015). "Savenaca Rawaca a prominent member for the Vodafone Flying Fijians". Fiji One. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Vuniwaqa Bola-Bari (March 3, 2016). "Ravouvou, Rawaca in top form". Fiji Times.
- ^ a b Serafina Silaitoga (30 May 2015). "Bua bullets return". Fiji Times. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ 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
External links
- Savenaca Rawaca at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Zimbio bio