Savenaca Rawaca Explained

Birth Date:20 August 1991
Height:1.89 m
Weight:105 kg
Ru Position:winger
Repteam1:Fiji
Repyears1:2016–
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Ru Ntupdate:24 June 2016
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: 
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:Fiji

Savenaca Rawaca, OF (born 20 August 1991) is a Fijian rugby union player. Renowned for his physicality and aggressiveness on the rugby field, he earned the nickname "Pitbull".[1] [2] He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens[3] [4] team.[5] Rawaca made his debut for at the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens. In August 2016, he was a part of the Fiji sevens men's rugby team that won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Career

Rawaca was born and raised in Navatu, Bua[6] and he started his career playing rugby in the local sevens competition. He played for the Bua sevens team and was selected by Ben Ryan to represent the Fiji national sevens side in 2014 Gold Coast Sevens.

Honours

Rawaca has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Fiji.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIJI 7S Squads . . 4 December 2015 . 18 December 2015.
  2. Web site: Rawaca turns down major offers from renowned clubs . Rusiate Baleilevuka . 3 June 2015 . 18 December 2015 . Fiji Village.
  3. Web site: Ryan picks Rawaca . Shalveen Chand . 20 May 2015 . 18 December 2015 . Fiji Times.
  4. Web site: Savenaca Rawaca a prominent member for the Vodafone Flying Fijians . Vashneel Prasad . 28 May 2015 . 18 December 2015 . Fiji One.
  5. Web site: Ravouvou, Rawaca in top form . Vuniwaqa Bola-Bari . March 3, 2016 . Fiji Times.
  6. Web site: Bua bullets return . Serafina Silaitoga . 30 May 2015 . 18 December 2015 . Fiji Times.
  7. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-04-21 . 2017-04-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170422035732/http://www.rbf.gov.fj/getattachment/e2e90ac1-bbab-4c4c-840c-e112bef0a1c7/Press-Release-No-8-$7-Banknotes-and-50-Cents-Coins.pdf?lang=en-US . dead .