Viniana Riwai Explained

Viniana Riwai
Full Name:Viniana Naisaluwaki Riwai
Birth Date:1991 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Fiji
Height:1.65 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Rewa
Clubs1:Rewa
Nationalyears1:2010–
Nationalteam1:Fiji

Viniana Naisaluwaki Riwai (born 6 June 1991) is a Fijian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Rewa FC and the Fiji women's national team, and a rugby sevens player, who plays for the Fiji women's national team.

Riwai was educated at Labasa Sangam Primary School, Labasa Muslim College, and Suva Sangam College.[1] She later studied at the University of the South Pacific.

Football career

Riwai took up soccer in high school and was selected for the Fiji women's football team for the 2011 Pacific Games.[2] She capped for Fiji at senior level during the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup.[1]

Rugby sevens career

Riwai made her senior international debut for the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team at the 2013 China Women's Sevens.[3] She was named in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens squad for Fiji.[4] She was a member of the Fijian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] [6]

Riwai competed for Fiji in rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics and she won a bronze medal at the event.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Riwai was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[12] [13] [14] [15] She also featured at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Riwai Brings Joy' . Fiji Sun . Sampras Anand . 9 August 2021 . 9 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Viniana Takes Things As They Come . Fiji Sun . 11 June 2016 . 9 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Riwai just loves to play. Vula. Timoci. 29 July 2016. Fiji Times Online. 2016-08-09.
  4. Web site: News: Fiji name final squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow. 17 June 2013. ur7s.com. 2016-08-09.
  5. Web site: RIWAI Viniana . Rio 2016 . 2016-08-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806034853/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/viniana-naisaluwaki . 2016-08-06 .
  6. Web site: Fearless Riwai. Vula. Timoci. 29 July 2016. Fiji Times Online. 2016-08-09.
  7. Web site: Prasad . Vashneel . 2021-07-04 . Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games . 2022-08-21 . Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union . en.
  8. Web site: 2021-07-05 . Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics . 2022-08-21 . RNZ . en-nz.
  9. Web site: 2021-07-31 . Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal . 2022-08-21 . RNZ . en-nz.
  10. Web site: Deo . Rohit . 2021-07-31 . 2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal . 2022-08-21 . FijiTimes . en.
  11. Web site: 2021-08-12 . How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games . 2022-08-21 . www.world.rugby.
  12. Web site: Tavi . Karalaini . Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games . 2 August 2022 . fbcnews.com.fj.
  13. Web site: Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens . 2 August 2022 . rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022 .
  14. Web site: Prasad . Vashneel . 2022-08-01 . Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games . 2022-08-04 . Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union . en.
  15. Web site: 2022-07-31 . Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji . 2022-08-04 . ESPN.com . en.
  16. Web site: Prasad . Vashneel . 2022-08-31 . Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup . 2022-09-19 . Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union . en.