Epeli Rakai Explained

Epeli Rakai
Birth Date:circa
Birth Place:Fiji
Weight:210lbs
Ru Position:Hooker
Repcaps1:17
Reppoints1:0
Repyears1:1983-1987
Years1:1982-1987
Clubs1:Suva

Epeli Rakai (born circa 1961) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer. He played as hooker.

Career

His first international cap for Fiji was during the match against Solomon Islands, in Apia, on 8 September 1983. He also took part at the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing two matcheswith the quarter-final lost to France being his last international cap. Rakai was also part of the South Pacific Barbarians, a team made up of Fijian, Tongan and Samoan players who played a rebel tour in South Africa,[1] among which were present his teammates who played in Suva, such as Severo Koroduadua, Paulo Nawalu and Sairusi Naituku.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=313581 Building bridges in a divided nation
  2. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=312595 The rugby 'mission' to free a nation
  3. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=293744 A gentle giant that was Ilaitia Savai