Patiliai Tuidraki

Patiliai Tuidraki

Date of birth	July 29, 1969
Place of birth	Lautoka, Fiji
Date of death	September 26, 2002 (aged 33)
Place of death	Nakavu, Fiji
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Toyota Verblitz
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1997-2001 1994	Japan  Fiji	19 6	(50) (0)

Patiliai Tuidraki (July 29, 1969 - September 26, 2002) is a former dual international rugby union player. He represented both Fiji and Japan at an international level. He earned six caps for Fiji in 1994. Tuidraki joined the Toyota Motor Co. in 1995 making him their first foreign player.^[1] Two years later he played for Japan and was a member of their 1999 Rugby World Cup squad.^[2]

In 2002 Tuidraki died of cardiac failure in Nakavu, Fiji.^[3]

References

1. Shuhei Nomura (13 August 2011). "RUGBY/ Fiji player's wife cherishes memories of Japan". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
2. news.bbc.co.uk (17 September 1999). "Japan: Kiwis from the East". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
3. The Japan Times.co.jp (29 September 2002). "Ex-Japan player Tuidraki dies". Retrieved 16 April 2015.

External links

• Player Profile
• Teivovo Player Profile