Timoci Tavatavanawai Explained

Timoci Tavatavanawai
Birth Date:14 February 1998
Birth Place:Nausori, Fiji
Height:1770NaN0
Weight:1110NaN0
School:Queen Victoria School
Position:Wing
Currentclub:Tasman,
Years1:2021–
Clubs1:Tasman
Apps1:33
Points1:70
Years2:2022–2023
Clubs2:Moana Pasifika
Apps2:20
Points2:35
Years3:2024–
Apps3:15
Points3:25
Repteam1:Fiji U20
Clubupdate:17 August 2024
Repupdate:17 August 2024

Timoci Tavatavanawai Tabaleka (born 14 February 1998) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for in the Bunnings NPC and the in Super Rugby.[1] He plays on the Wing.

Career

Born and raised in Fiji, Tavatavanawai played for the Fiji national under-20 rugby union team before moving to New Zealand where he started playing for the Central Rugby Club in the Marlborough Region. He was part of both the and wider squads during the 2021 Super Rugby season.[2] [3] He was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC.[4] Tavatavanawai made his debut for Tasman in Round 1 of the competition against, starting at number 14 in a 14-27 win for the Mako. After a very impressive first 7 games for Tasman Tavatavanawai was signed by Moana Pasifika in October 2021 for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[5] Tasman went on to make the final before losing 23–20 to . Tavatavanawai made his debut for Moana Pasifika, starting at number 11 in Round 7 of the 2022 season against the .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Timoci Tavatavanawai. mako.nz. 6 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Tavatavanawai Shows Class With Two Tries. fijisun.com.fj. 14 February 2021. 25 July 2021.
  3. Web site: Highlanders forced to fill injury gaps. otd.co.nz. 12 May 2021. 25 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Tasman Mako announce squad for provincial rugby defence. stuff.co.nz. 25 July 2021. 25 July 2021.
  5. Web site: Moana Pasifika sign Tasman star to add Fijian flavour to squad. rugbypass.com. 28 October 2021.