Apisai Naqalevu

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Apisai Naqalevu
Date of birth (1989-08-21) 21 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birthBotenaulu, Fiji
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
SchoolMuaira District School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015-2017 US Dax 46 (50)
2017-2018 Union Bordeaux Bègles 20 (15)
2018- Clermont Auvergne 60 (70)
2013 Fiji Warriors 1 (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2014 Fiji

Apisai Naqalevu, or Apisai Naqaliva, (born 21 August 1989) is a Fijian rugby union and rugby sevens[1] player who plays as a centre.

Biography[edit]

He was born in the Naitasiri province, in the village of Botenaulu.[2] He began playing rugby at the age of nine with the Muaira District School in Naitasiri. He represents the Suva team in the Digicel Cup that he won in 2012.[2] He worked in his country as a police officer.[3]

He married his girlfriend in August 2022.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "7s vacuum". Fiji Times. 28 August 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b Siteri Navutovuto. "Naqaliva hopes for the best". Retrieved 13 April 2017..
  3. ^ Olivier Bonnefon. "US Dax : les perles du Pacifique". Retrieved 20 February 2016..
  4. ^ "Rugger Naqaliva Banks On Gods Faithfulness". Fiji Sun. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.