Wame Lewaravu Explained

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.

Career

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

Club

He currently plays for Sale Sharks[2] having previously played for Overmach Parma and London Welsh.

Debut

His first match for Fiji was on 19 May 2007, in a 3–8 loss to rivals Samoa.

World Cup 2007

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.

References

  1. Web site: Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks - Wame Lewaravu profile . web page . Premier Rugby . 1 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | Aviva Premiership . June 23, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405172224/http://www.planetrugby.com/story/0,25883,3823_6224161,00.html . April 5, 2012 .

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