Waisea Luveniyali

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Waisea Luveniyali
Birth nameWaisea Sedre Luveniyali
Date of birth (1985-07-23) 23 July 1985 (age 36)
Place of birthSuva, Fiji
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
SchoolQueen Victoria School (Fiji)
Notable relative(s)Marika Luveniyali
Latileta Luveniyali
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003-2004
2007
2007
2008-2010
Crusaders
Fiji Warriors
Harlequins
5
3
13
(27)
(0)
(39)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007-2013 Fiji 16 (9)

Waisea Sedre Luveniyali (born Suva, 23 July 1985) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He hails from the village of Kasavu in the province of Naitasiri, and his mother is from the village of Qarani, Gau in the Lomaiviti group.

Career[]

He plays as a fly-half, formerly for Fiji Warriors.

Luveniyali was a late call up to the Fijian team in 2007 after playing for Fiji in the Under 21 World Cup. The young fly half was put right into the starting lineup to debut against Australia A, where they drew the game 14 – 14. After this performance, he was selected for the Fiji for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He played against Australia (12–55). He had 2 caps, with a conversion and a penalty scored by the end of the tournament.

He was the first choice fly-half for Fiji in the 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup and played in the 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.

Harlequins[]

On 29 July 2008, Harlequins confirmed that he had arrived in London to join up with his new team and had started training.

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