Epeli Rakai (born circa 1961) is a Fijian former
rugby union footballer. He played as
hooker
Hooker may refer to:
People
* Hooker (surname)
Places Antarctica
* Mount Hooker (Antarctica)
* Cape Hooker (Antarctica)
* Cape Hooker (South Shetland Islands)
New Zealand
* Hooker River
* Mount Hooker (New Zealand) in the Southern Alps
* Hoo ...
.
Career
His first international cap 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 ...
was during the match against
Solomon Islands, in
Apia, on 8 September 1983. He also took part at the
1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 ...
, playing two matches
with the quarter-final lost to
France being his last international cap. Rakai was also part of the
South Pacific Barbarians, a team made up of Fijian, Tongan and Samoan players who played a rebel tour in
South Africa, among which were present his teammates who played in
Suva
Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central Divi ...
, such as
Severo Koroduadua,
Paulo Nawalu and
Sairusi Naituku.
A gentle giant that was Ilaitia Savai
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Fiji international rugby union players
Fijian rugby union players
Rugby union hookers
1961 births
Living people
I-Taukei Fijian people
1987 Rugby World Cup players