Iliesa Keresoni (born 27 January 1987 in

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

an rugby union footballer. He was the captain of the Lelean Memorial School 'Dream Team' of 2006 that won the Deans Trophy in the Fiji Secondary Schools Rugby Union competition of that year. He plays at

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, wing and centre position for the Knights in the

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and for the

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. He is the younger brother of

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centre,

Kameli Ratuvou Kameli Ratuvou (born 6 November 1983) is a Fijian rugby union player. Career He is currently playing for professional English club, Saracens he joined the squad from Fiji for the 2006/07 season. His usual position is on the wing even though he ...

Keresoni has three caps for the National Fijian team making his debut against Tonga in 2008 and played again for Fiji in 2010 against

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where he scored a try. He played against New Zealand in 2011. As of early 2010 he signed for Guinness Premiership runners-up Saracens. He has played for the season 2010/2011 for

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in the 3rd level of French championship. This team will play next season in

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(2nd division).

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Fiji Rugby profile
1987 births Living people People educated at Lelean Memorial School Fijian rugby union players Fijian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Fijian expatriate sportspeople in France People from Tailevu Province I-Taukei Fijian people Fiji international rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks {{Fiji-rugbyunion-bio-stub

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