Bill Cavubati (born 21 July 1970) is a former professional rugby union player. He played for

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 ...

and his position of choice was

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. Cavubati's claim to fame is that he is the heaviest player ever to receive the honour of an international cap, weighing in at 167 kg (364 lb, 26 st 0 lb) when he appeared for Fiji against New Zealand in 2005. He played for Wellington in New Zealand throughout the 1990s and his huge size made him a cult hero amongst the fans. "Big Bill" continued to play for a local amateur side and even earned several Fijian caps whilst officially an amateur player. Bill is now a well known night club bouncer in Wellington, New Zealand. He still plays premier rugby for his club Marist Masterton, in the Wairarapa Bush club rugby competition.

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