Leone Nakarawa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leone Nakarawa | ||
| Born |
2 April 1988 Tavua, Fiji | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Tavua College | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock | ||
| Current club | Glasgow Warriors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2013– | Glasgow Warriors | 46 | (10) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2009– | Fiji | 35 | (35) |
| 2012–2013 | Fiji 7s | 5 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 24 August 2015. | |||
Leone Nakarawa (born 4 February 1988) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays Lock for the Glasgow Warriors and the Fijian national team.
Nakarawa debuted for Fiji against Tonga at Nuku'alofa on 13 June 2009. He recently played in the Pacific Nations Cup for Fiji in 2010 and was one of Fiji's only bright sparks in their campaign at the World Cup.
In 2011, New Zealand had to make an exemption to their ban on Fiji Military personnel entering the country in order for Nakarawa to play in the World Cup games. He later quit the army to focus fully on his rugby career.[1]
Nakarawa signed for Saracens for the 2011–12 Premiership season after being identified as a target by the FRU while also impressing for the national team.
He signed for Glasgow Warriors in August 2013.
Nakarawa was named Man of the Match for Glasgow in the 2015 Pro12 Grand Final in Belfast. He had the most offloads in the 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup with 25.[2]
External links
References
- ↑ Mortimer, James. "Leone Nakarawa quits army to represent Fiji". Adidas. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
- ↑ "Champions Cup Home : EPCRugby.com - European Rugby Champions Cup". epcrugby.com.
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