Apolosi Vonowale Satala (born 14 August 1978 in Namoli,

Lautoka Lautoka () is the second largest Local government in Fiji, city in Fiji. It is on the west coast of the island of Viti Levu, in the Ba Province of the Western Division, Fiji, Western Division. Lying in the heart of Fiji's sugar cane-growing r ...

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

) is a

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

footballer. He plays as a

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, number eight and Flanker . His nickname is Apo. He is the cousin of Namoli steelman,

Viliame Satala Viliame Satala (born 19 July 1972 in Lautoka) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a Centre (rugby union), centre or Wing (rugby union), wing. His nickname is "The Stretcher" for his ability to flatten opposition players. Satala was na ...

. He is married to Olivia and they have two children and is a

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in the Army serving with 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. He grew up in the city of

and he played for Lautoka in the National Provincial Rugby Tournament in

. He has represented

in the Rugby Sevens as well as in fifteens. He plays as a prop/hooker in the sevens code. He is a member of the

British Armed Forces The British Armed Forces, also known as His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, s ...

and he also played sevens rugby for the army team winning many tournaments. He represented

in the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

where Fiji won the bronze medal defeating

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. He was picked by the

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rugby club which plays in the

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. He played 8 games for them scoring his first try against

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in the

EDF Energy Cup The Anglo-Welsh Cup (), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the four Welsh regions. It was a created as a replacement for the RFU Knockout Cup, which featured only English clubs ...

and scored a further 2 against defending champions,

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. A member of the winning Army

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team in both 2001 and 2004, he played for

in the

2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens or the Melrose Cup was the fourth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held in Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium. Fiji defeated New Zealand in the final to take the Melrose Cup for the second time ...

and returned from Hong Kong with a winners medal and the

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. he made his debut for Fiji in the XV's man code in June 2005 against

Tonga Tonga (, ; ), officially the Kingdom of Tonga ( to, Puleʻanga Fakatuʻi ʻo Tonga), is a Polynesian country and archipelago. The country has 171 islands – of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in ...

. he has also played for the

Heriot's Rugby Club Heriot's Rugby Club, also known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior rugby football clubs in the Scottish Rugby Union, whose Men's 1st XV play in the FOSROC . The women play in The club's home is in the Goldenacre area in Edinburgh.Bath ...

and the

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briefly and Taunton RFC. He now plays for the

Gloucester rugby Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby, as well as in the European Rugby Champions Cup. The club was formed i ...

as a replacement for injured flanker and fellow Fijian,

Akapusi Qera Akapusi Qera (born 24 April 1984) is a Fijian professional rugby union player. A Flanker or No.8. He is married to wife Phillipha Talei and together they have four children. Qera is also from a Christian sporting family; his father was an inte ...

. He signed a contract with Gloucester until the end of the 2009/2010 season. He has signed to join

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for the 2010/2011 season on a 1-year contract.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Satala, Apolosi 1978 births Living people Sportspeople from Lautoka Rugby union players from Ba Province People educated at Lelean Memorial School Fijian rugby union players Rugby union wings Rugby union centres Rugby union flankers Fiji international rugby union players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Fiji Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Fijian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Fijian expatriate sportspeople in England Sale Sharks players Gloucester Rugby players Leeds Tykes players Fiji international rugby sevens players Fijian soldiers I-Taukei Fijian people Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Fiji Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games