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{{Short description|Tongan rugby union player (1969–2024)}} |
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| name = Heamani Lavaka |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1969|1|10|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = Tonga |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|4|22|1969|1|10|df=y}} |
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| death_place = Australia |
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| ru_clubyears = 20??-2007<br>2007-2008 |
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| ru_proclubs = [[Eastern Suburbs RUFC|Eastern Suburbs]]<br>[[Melbourne Rebels (ARC)|Melbourne Rebels]] |
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'''Heamani Lavaka''' ( |
'''Heamani Lavaka''' (10 January 1969 – 22 April 2024) was a Tongan rugby union player who played as prop. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Lavaka was first capped for [[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]] during the match against [[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoa]] in [[Apia]], on 13 July 1996. He was also part of the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] roster coached by [[Jim Love (rugby union)|Jim Love]], playing four matches in the tournament, with the match against [[Canada national rugby union team|Canada]] in [[Wollongong]] on 29 October 2003 being his last international test cap. At club level, Lavaka played the [[Australian Rugby Championship]] for [[Melbourne Rebels (ARC)|Melbourne Rebels]] in the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_2723.html|title=Rugby - Fiche joueur Lavaka Heamani - Statistiques en club|website=www.itsrugby.fr|access-date= |
Lavaka was first capped for [[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]] during the match against [[Samoa national rugby union team|Samoa]] in [[Apia]], on 13 July 1996. He was also part of the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] roster coached by [[Jim Love (rugby union)|Jim Love]], playing four matches in the tournament, with the match against [[Canada national rugby union team|Canada]] in [[Wollongong]] on 29 October 2003 being his last international test cap. At club level, Lavaka played the [[Australian Rugby Championship]] for [[Melbourne Rebels (ARC)|Melbourne Rebels]] in the 2007–08 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_2723.html|title=Rugby - Fiche joueur Lavaka Heamani - Statistiques en club|website=www.itsrugby.fr|access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref> |
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==Illness and death== |
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Lavaka was hospitalised in [[Sydney]], Australia in March 2024 due to internal bleeding and subsequently underwent a number of surgeries. He died on 22 April, at the age of 55.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tongan Rugby World Cup hero Heamani Lavaka dies aged 55: ‘Heart-wrenching’ |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/rugby-union/tongan-rugby-world-cup-hero-heamani-lavaka-dies-aged-55-heart-wrenching-c-14454664 |access-date=26 April 2024 |publisher=7News |date=26 April 2024}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:1969 births]] |
[[Category:1969 births]] |
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[[Category:2024 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Tonga international rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Tongan rugby union players]] |
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[[Category:Tongan expatriate rugby union players in Australia]] |
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[[Category:Rugby union props]] |
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[[Category:2003 Rugby World Cup players]] |
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Latest revision as of 08:57, 7 July 2024
| Date of birth | 10 January 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 22 April 2024 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Australien | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Heamani Lavaka (10 January 1969 – 22 April 2024) was a Tongan rugby union player who played as prop.
Career
[edit]Lavaka was first capped for Tonga during the match against Samoa in Apia, on 13 July 1996. He was also part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup roster coached by Jim Love, playing four matches in the tournament, with the match against Canada in Wollongong on 29 October 2003 being his last international test cap. At club level, Lavaka played the Australian Rugby Championship for Melbourne Rebels in the 2007–08 season.[1]
Illness and death
[edit]Lavaka was hospitalised in Sydney, Australia in March 2024 due to internal bleeding and subsequently underwent a number of surgeries. He died on 22 April, at the age of 55.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby - Fiche joueur Lavaka Heamani - Statistiques en club". www.itsrugby.fr. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Tongan Rugby World Cup hero Heamani Lavaka dies aged 55: 'Heart-wrenching'". 7News. 26 April 2024. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Heamani Lavaka international statistics at ESPN Scrum
- Heamani Lavaka at itsrugby.fr