Wame Lewaravu

Wame Lewaravu

Lewaravu in action for Stade Montois in 2012.
Birth name	Ratu Wame Ganilau Lewaravu
Date of birth	(1983-09-24) 24 September 1983
Place of birth	Lautoka, Fiji
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2006 2006 2007 2007 2007–2009 2009−2010 2010–2012 2011 2012-2014 2014-16 Highlanders Fiji Warriors Coastal Stallions Fiji Barbarians London Welsh Parma Sale Sharks London Welsh (loan) Stade Montois Colomiers 19 26 3 34 18 (5) (25) (0) (10) (0) Correct as of 27 December 2019 @ 14:34:26PM International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007– Fiji 26 (0) Correct as of 22 June 2014

Ratu Wame Ganilau Lewaravu (born 24 September 1983, in Lautoka) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a lock.

Career

Early career

Lewaravu attended Suva Grammar school in Fiji and won the Deans trophy in 2001 with the schools 1st XV.

He played for Naitasiri club in Fiji's domestic league Digicel Cup in 2004. After which he was selected for the Suva Highlanders in the inaugural Colonial Cup in 2006, Fiji first attempt at a fully fledged professional competition.

After impressive performances for Suva Highlanders, Lewaravu was selected for the Flying Fijians in the 2007 for the Pacific Nations Cup

Club

He currently plays for Sale Sharks having previously played for Overmach Parma and London Welsh.

Debut

His first match for Fiji was on 19 May 2007, in a 3–8 loss to rivals Samoa.

World Cup 2007

Lewaravu was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing in four matches. His more recent match was at 14 June 2008, in a 7–11 loss to New Zealand Māori. He currently holds 12 caps for Fiji.

External links

• Fiji profile
• Wame Lewaravu at ESPNscrum