Faifili Levave | |
Birth Date: | 15 January 1986 |
Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
Weight: | 111kg (245lb) |
School: | St Patrick's College |
Ru Position: | Flanker |
Repyears1: | 2013– |
Years1: | 2014−15 |
Years2: | 2016 - |
Clubs2: | Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars |
Points1: | 5 |
Apps1: | 3 |
Super1: | Chiefs |
Super2: | Hurricanes |
Superyears1: | 2009 |
Superyears2: | 2010–14 |
Province4: | East Coast Rugby Football Union |
Provinceyears1: | 2005–07 |
Provinceyears2: | 2008 |
Provinceyears3: | 2009–14 |
Provinceyears4: | 2021 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 19 January 2015 |
Superapps1: | 12 |
Superapps2: | 67 |
Superpoints1: | 5 |
Superpoints2: | 40 |
Super14update: | 2 June 2014 |
Provinceapps1: | 24 |
Provinceapps2: | 8 |
Provinceapps3: | 30 |
Provinceapps4: | 3 |
Provincepoints1: | 15 |
Provincepoints2: | 0 |
Provincepoints3: | 20 |
Provincepoints4: | 0 |
Ru Provinceupdate: | 9 September 2015 |
Repcaps1: | 17 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 16 November 2018 |
Faifili Levave (born 15 January 1986) is a Samoan rugby union player currently playing for the Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in the Top League. He previously notably played for the Wellington Lions[1] and the Hurricanes in Super Rugby. His position of choice is flanker.
Levave was born in Wellington. He attended St Patrick's College.
Levave made his provincial rugby debut at the age of 19 for Wellington. The next year, aged twenty, he made the Hurricanes wider training group. However, a pectoral strain kept him on the sidelines for most of the year. In 2007, Levave played 14 games for the Lions, including five starts at blindside flanker. Earlier in the season he played for the New Zealand U21 team.
Levave signed a two-year deal with Japanese club Toyota Verblitz in 2014, he previously played for another Japanese club in 2012 the Honda Heat.[2]