Malakai Bakaniceva Explained

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.

Biography

Radikedike was born and raised in Nausori, where he began playing rugby at age 11.[1]

Rugby career

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Le nouvel ailier du CA Brive, Malakai Bakaniceva Radikedike, est arrivé . . 16 July 2012 . fr.
  2. News: Pro D2. Colomiers. Malakai Bakaniceva, ascendant fusée . . 19 August 2008 . fr.
  3. News: « Mala » de retour dans sa famille . La Montagne . 20 April 2013 . fr.
  4. News: Un international fidjien passé par le Top 14 et la Pro D2 signe au BRC . Tribune Beauvaisienne . 4 July 2022 . fr.
  5. Web site: Fiji power past Romania . . en . 25 November 2013.