Graham Charles Dewes (born 24 January 1982 in
Suva
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) is a
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 ...
an
rugby union
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player. He plays as a prop.
Career
Dewes got his first 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 ...
on 26 May 2007 in a 30–15 win over
Japan
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. He was a member of the Fiji squad that entered the
2007 Rugby World Cup
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finals, playing in four matches and scoring the winning try in the 38–34 win over
Wales
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putting Fiji through to their first quarter final in 20 years. Fiji lost that quarter final to eventual winners
South Africa
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despite drawing 20-all for a period in the 2nd half. He had 7 caps by the end of the competition. His mother is
Rotuman from
Noa'tau,
Rotuma
Rotuma is a Fijian dependency, consisting of Rotuma Island and nearby islets. The island group is home to a large and unique Polynesian indigenous ethnic group which constitutes a recognisable minority within the population of Fiji, known as " ...
. Before his selection into the 2007 squad he had only played third division rugby in the
NPC in New Zealand. He played in Auckland's age grades through to U-23s, and
Thames Valley
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in the NPC. He played for
Counties Manukau Steelers in New Zealand.
Coaching career
On November 2022, Dewes was named as
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 ...
's new forwards coach.
References
External links
Fiji profile
1982 births
Living people
Fijian rugby union players
Rugby union props
Fiji international rugby union players
Fijian expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
Fijian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
Fijian people of Rotuman descent
Sportspeople from Suva
Fijian people of British descent
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