Patiliai Tuidraki Explained

Birth Date:29 July 1969
Birth Place:Lautoka, Fiji
Death Place:Nakavu, Fiji
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Clubyears:1995-2001
Ru Nationalyears:1994
1997-2001
Ru Nationalteam:Fiji
Japan
Ru Nationalcaps:6
19
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
(50)

Patiliai Tuidraki (July 29, 1969 – September 26, 2002) was a dual international rugby union player. He represented both Fiji and Japan at an international level. He earned six caps for Fiji in 1994. Tuidraki joined the Toyota Motor Co. in 1995 making him their first foreign player.[1] Two years later he played for Japan and was a member of their 1999 Rugby World Cup squad.[2]

In 2002 Tuidraki died of cardiac failure in Nakavu, Fiji.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RUGBY/ Fiji player's wife cherishes memories of Japan . Shuhei Nomura . 13 August 2011 . 16 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150416104938/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/sports/AJ201108135748 . 16 April 2015 .
  2. Web site: Japan: Kiwis from the East . BBC News . 17 September 1999 . 16 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Ex-Japan player Tuidraki dies . The Japan Times.co.jp . 29 September 2002 . 16 April 2015.