Savenaca Rawaca

Savenaca Rawaca
Date of birth (1991-08-20) August 20, 1991
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Weight 105 kg (231 lb)
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2016– Saracens 0 (0)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
Fiji

Savenaca Rawaca (born 20 August 1991) is a Fijian rugby union player.[1][2] He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens[3][4] team. Rawaca made his debut for Fiji at the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens.

Career

Savenaca Rawaca was born and raised in Navatu, Bua[5] and he started his career playing rugby in the local 7's competition. He played for the Bua 7's Team[5] and was selected by Ben Ryan to represent the Fiji National Sevens side in 2014 Gold Coast Sevens.

On 13 January 2016, Rawaca signed a 'multi year' professional contract with English club Saracens in the Aviva Premiership from the 2016-17 season.[6]

References

  1. World Rugby Sevens Series (4 December 2015). "FIJI 7S Squads". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. Rusiate Baleilevuka (3 June 2015). "Rawaca turns down major offers from renowned clubs". Fiji Village. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  3. Shalveen Chand (20 May 2015). "Ryan picks Rawaca". Fiji Times. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. Vashneel Prasad (28 May 2015). "Savenaca Rawaca a prominent member for the Vodafone Flying Fijians". Fiji One. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 Serafina Silaitoga (30 May 2015). "Bua bullets return". Fiji Times. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. "Saracens sign Fiji Sevens star Savenaca Rawaca". The Daily Mail. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.

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