Wame Lewaravu | |
Birth Name: | Ratu Wame Ganilau Lewaravu |
Birth Date: | 24 September 1983 |
Birth Place: | Lautoka, Fiji |
Height: | 1.96m (06.43feet) |
Weight: | 114kg (251lb) [1] |
Ru Position: | Lock |
Ru Clubyears: | 2005–2006 2006 2007 2007 2007–2009 2009−2010 2010–2012 2011 2012-2014 2014-16 |
Ru Clubcaps: | 19 26 3 34 18 |
Ru Clubpoints: | (5) (25) (0) (10) (0) |
Ru Clubupdate: | 27 December 2019 @ 14:34:26PM |
Ru Nationalteam: | Fiji |
Ru Nationalyears: | 2007– |
Ru Nationalcaps: | 26 |
Ru Nationalpoints: | (0) |
Ru Ntupdate: | 22 June 2014 |
Ratu Wame Ganilau Lewaravu (born 24 September 1983, in Lautoka) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a lock.
Early career
Lewaravu attended Suva Grammar school in Fiji and won the Deans trophy in 2001 with the schools 1st XV.
He played for Naitasiri club in Fiji's domestic league Digicel Cup in 2004. After which he was selected for the Suva Highlanders in the inaugural Colonial Cup in 2006, Fiji first attempt at a fully fledged professional competition.
After impressive performances for Suva Highlanders, Lewaravu was selected for the Flying Fijians in the 2007 for the Pacific Nations Cup
He currently plays for Sale Sharks[2] having previously played for Overmach Parma and London Welsh.
His first match for Fiji was on 19 May 2007, in a 3–8 loss to rivals Samoa.
Lewaravu was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing in four matches. His more recent match was at 14 June 2008, in a 7–11 loss to New Zealand Māori. He currently holds 12 caps for Fiji.