Malakai Bakaniceva | |
Full Name: | Elia Malakai Bakaniceva Radikedike |
Birth Date: | 6 May 1985 |
Birth Place: | Nausori, Fiji |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in |
Weight: | 205 lb |
Relatives: | Vereniki Goneva (cousin) Saula Radidi (cousin) |
Years1: | 2008–11 |
Clubs1: | US Colomiers |
Years2: | 2011–12 |
Clubs2: | Tarbes Pyrénées |
Years3: | 2012–17 |
Clubs3: | CA Brive |
Years4: | 2017–18 |
Clubs4: | CS Bourgoin-Jallieu |
Years5: | 2018–20 |
Clubs5: | Rouen Normandie |
Position: | Wing |
Repyears1: | 2010–13 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Elia Malakai Bakaniceva Radikedike (born 6 May 1985) is a Fijian former professional rugby union player.
Radikedike was born and raised in Nausori, where he began playing rugby at age 11.[1]
A speedy winger, Radikedike spent most of his career in France, which began when he joined US Colomiers with his cousin Vereniki Goneva in 2008.[2] He next played for Tarbes Pyrénées and then got an opportunity to compete in the Top 14 in a stint with CA Brive.[3] After leaving Brive, Radikedike played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu, then finished his professional career playing at Rouen Normandie from 2018 to 2020.[4]
Radikedike was capped for both Fiji's sevens and XVs sides. He debuted for the Flying Fijians at the 2010 Pacific Nations Cup, with appearances against Japan and Tonga, before gaining a final cap in 2013 against Romania in Bucharest.[5]