Atunaisa Laqeretabua Explained

Atunaisa Laqeretabua
Death Date:October 1966 (aged 63)
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1924–1938
Repteam1:Fiji
Repcaps1:19
Reppoints1:6

Atunaisa Laqeretabua (died October 1966) was a Fijian rugby union international.

Biography

A lock,[1] Laqeretabua played in Fiji's first-ever international match against Samoa in August 1924. His last match was against New Zealand Maori in August 1938.[1] He played in 19 international matches, scoring two tries.[1]

During World War II he served in the Solomon Islands, becoming a drum major in the Fiji Military Forces.[2] After the war he became a banana farmer.[2]

Laqeretabua died in October 1966 at the age of 63.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/3164.html Atunaisa Laqeretabua
  2. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-331795230/view?partId=nla.obj-331970221#page/n154/mode/1up Atunaisa Laqeretabua