Epineri Naituku Explained

Epineri Naituku
Birth Name:Epineri Taganesei Naituku
Birth Date:8 January 1963
Birth Place:Fiji
Death Place:Suva, Fiji
Ru Position:Centre
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0
Repyears1:1987–1988
Years1:19??-19??
Clubs1:Nasinu

Epineri Taganesei Naituku[1] (8 January 1963 – 29 October 2019) was a Fijian rugby union player.[2] He played as centre.

Career

He was capped for Fiji twice, in the 1987 Rugby World Cup,[3] playing the matches against Argentina, on 24 May, at Hamilton and Italy, on 31 May, at Dunedin, the latter of which was his last international cap.Naituku also played for the South Sea Barbarians, a team made up of Fijian, Samoan and Tongan players, which played a rebel tour in apartheid-era South Africa.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-Flying Fijian Centre, Naituku Dies. en-US. 2019-11-01.
  2. Web site: Unions to tap on new talents. Fiji Sun. 2017-08-27.
  3. Web site: Unpredictable Fiji. southasiantimes.com.au. 2017-08-27.
  4. Web site: Building bridges in a divided nation. Fiji Times Online. en. 2017-08-26.