Seta Tuilevuka
Appearance
Birth name | Setareki Tuilevuka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | October 27, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Suva, Fiji Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Alipate Tuilevuka (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seta Tuilevuka (born 27 October 1981 in Fiji) is an American rugby union player for ROC La Voulte-Valence. Tuilevuka plays at centre and was selected to tour with the USA Eagles squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe. From 2010-12, Tuilevuka played for the Montpellier RC, a Top 14 club in France.
Seta is the first player coming from the United States to sign a professional contract without any previous caps for the national team. He came straight from an amateur rugby club, the Las Vegas Blackjacks RFC, to a Top 14 professional French club, Montpellier and thrived.
Tuilevuka signed to play for Béziers for the 2011-12 Pro D2 season.