Jimmy Tuivaiti (born 2 January 1988) is a former Italy rugby union international. He was born in

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Playing career

His usual position is as a Flanker, and he currently plays for

Valorugby Emilia The Valorugby Emilia, previously known as Rugby Reggio, is an Italian rugby union team based in Reggio nell'Emilia, in the Emilia-Romagna region. They currently play in the Top12, after gaining promotion from winning Serie A in the 2015–16 seaso ...

. Under contract with

Calvisano Calvisano (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the Italy, Italian province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is the manufacturing base of Lones Spa, manufacturer of Fly Flot shoes. Agritech is a known fiberglass silos company. Sport Its rugby union team, ...

, for

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season, he named as ''Permit Player'' for

Zebre Zebre Parma (, meaning "Zebras") are an Italian professional rugby union team competing in the United Rugby Championship and EPCR competitions from the 2012–13 season. They are based in Parma (Emilia-Romagna), Italy. They are operated by the ...

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. he played also for

from 2018 to 2022. From 2018 to 2020, Tuivaiti was named in the

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squad.

Family

In 2016, Tuivaiti married

Cathrine Latu Cathrine Tuivaiti (née Latu; born 25 October 1986 in West Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player of Tongan, Samoan, and Māori descent. Career Early career Cathrine Tuivaiti was a member of the New Zealand Secondary Schools ...

, the former New Zealand netball international. Together they have two children. Tuivaiti and Latu met when they were both students at

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References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk Profile
1988 births Living people Italian rugby union players Italy international rugby union players North Harbour rugby union players Rugby Calvisano players Zebre Parma players Rugby union flankers New Zealand expatriates in Italy New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent Rugby union players from Auckland People educated at Massey High School {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub