Simon Raiwalui
Date of birth | 8 September 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 271 lb (123 kg; 19.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon Raiwalui (born 8 September 1974) is a Fijian former rugby union player. He served as the General Manager for his former French club, Racing Métro 92. He currently co-manages Stade Français. He has represented Fiji on a number of occasions. He has also been included in the Pacific Islanders (combined Samoa, Tonga and Fiji) touring team for Europe in November 2006. His usual position is at lock.
Early life[]
Raiwalui was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but was educated in Australia, where along with playing school rugby, played for club side Manly, from Colts level through to the under-21 side. He was also selected to represent the Australian Schoolboys, alongside other footballers such as Ben Tune and Joe Roff.
Rugby career[]
In 1997 he left Australia to play rugby in England. He joined the Sale Sharks, and later moved to Wales to play for Newport. He joined the Saracens in 2003 and made his debut for the club in September of that year against the Newcastle Falcons.
He qualifies for Fiji through his parents.[citation needed] He debuted for Fiji against the New Zealand All Blacks. While with Newport, he was selected for the Fijian 1999 Rugby World Cup squad. He was a key member in the side which lost to England in the quarterfinal playoffs.[citation needed] He retired from international rugby prior to the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, though he came out of retirement for Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup in 2006, and was then selected in the combined Pacific Nations squad.
References[]
External links[]
- Simon Raiwalui on Saracens.com
- Simon Raiwalui on teivovo.com
- Pacific Islanders profile
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Rugby union locks
- Fijian rugby union players
- Newport RFC players
- Racing 92 players
- Sale Sharks players
- Saracens F.C. players
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Pacific Islanders rugby union players
- New Zealand people of I-Taukei Fijian descent
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in France
- New Zealand expatriates in France
- New Zealand expatriates in the United Kingdom
- New Zealand expatriates in Australia
- Fijian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- People from Auckland