Nikola Matawalu
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Date of birth | 8 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nikola Matawalu (born 8 March 1989) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays in the scrumhalf position. In May 2010 he was selected to represent Fiji in their 2010 tour to Australia.
Niko joined Pro 12 side Glasgow Warriors for the start of the 2012–13 season on a one-year contract. He impressed during his first season, scoring 9 tries in 22 appearances, and was awarded with a contract extension to keep him at the Glasgow club until 2015.[1] In December 2014, it was announced that he would join English Premiership outfit Bath Rugby for the 2015-16 campaign.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.rabodirectpro12.com/news/16536.php
- ^ "Bath sign Fiji scrum-half Nikola Matawalu from Glasgow Warriors". Sky Sports. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Fijian rugby union players
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Scotland
- Fijian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Rugby union wings
- Sportspeople from Suva
- Male rugby sevens players
- I-Taukei Fijian people
- Fijian rugby union biography stubs