Joeli Veitayaki
Birth name | Joeli Saroinicava Veitayaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 January 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Matuku | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 286 lb (130 kg; 20.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | Haereiti Hetet (Son) Manawa Veitayaki (Son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joeli Veitayaki (born 12 January 1967 in Matuku, Fiji) is a Fijian former rugby union player. His usual position was Prop. He debut for Fiji against the New Zealand Maori in Christchurch on 4 June 1994. He played at the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cup. He has four daughters and two sons, Marilyn, Raijieli, Talei, Analie, Manawa and Haereiti Veitayaki.
Veitayaki played for the Blues and Northland. He made his Super Rugby debut for the Blues against the Sharks in 1999. He also had a stint with Irish club Ulster.[1]
References
- ^ "Player Profiles : Ulster Rugby 1st XV Joeli Veitayaki". Ulster Rugby. 2012. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
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Categories:
- 1967 births
- Fijian rugby union players
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Ulster Rugby players
- Living people
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Northland Taniwha players
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
- Expatriate rugby union players in Northern Ireland
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- People from Matuku Island
- I-Taukei Fijian people