Tomasi Lovo Explained

Tomasi Lovo
Birth Date:1960 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Fiji
Weight:174 lb
Ru Position:Fly-half, Wing
School:Queen Victoria School
Ru Amateurclubs:Queen Victoria School RFC
Ru Nationalyears:1982-1990
1989-1993
Ru Proclubs:Nasinu
Ru Clubyears:198?-199?
Ru Nationalteam:
Ru Nationalcaps:8
9
Ru Nationalpoints:(40)
(8)
Repsevensyears1:1986-89
Repsevensteam1:Tonga
Repsevenscomp1:1986-87

Tomasi Lovo (born 5 November 1960), is a Fijian former rugby union footballer, he played as a fly-half or wing.

Career

A former student of Queen Victoria School, Lovo played for Tonga[1] between 1986 and 1989, playing also for Tonga Sevens in the 1986-87 Hong Kong Sevens[2] [3] and Fiji. He was first capped for Fiji on 28 October 1990, against Scotland at Murrayfield. He also played the 1991 Rugby World Cup, playing two matches, against Canada and France.During the match of Fiji against England at Lautoka, on 16 July 1991, ended 27–13, Lovo drew the line of the English defence before unloading to an unmarked Tawake to seal the famous victory but the game was not yet over, there was one last play of the match left.[4] His last cap for Fiji was against Tonga, at Suva, on 12 June 1993.

In 1988, he also played for the Tonga national football team against Hertha 03 Zehlendorf.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://fijisun.com.fj/2014/06/12/flying-fijians-forwards-key-for-fiji-lovo/ Flying Fijians Forwards key for Fiji:Lovo
  2. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=378206 Sevens Assistance
  3. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=395544 Lovo returns to Hong Kong 7s
  4. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=324310 Fijians conquer Englishmen
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tonga88.html Tonga 1988