Pauliasi Tabulutu (born 15 July 1967) is a Fijian former dual-code international

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er. He played as scrum-half.

Career

Rugby Union

His first cap for Fiji was during a match against Tonga at Nuku'alofa, on June 28, 1982. He was part of the

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and

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World Cup rosters. He last played for the Flying Fijians against Romania, at Brive-la-Gaillarde, on October 12, 1991. Tabulutu was also part of the 1990-1991 Hong Kong sevens team, coached by Kitione Tuibua, which won the Hong Kong Sevens title three years in a row. Prior to the

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, he announced his resignation due to poor results at the

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in Wellington and Los Angeles, being replaced by

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, who called up Serevi to the Fiji squad, which won the tournament. In 2004, he replaced

Sanivalati Laulau Sanivalati Laulau (Nawaka, 1952 – 13 January 2013) was a Fijian rugby union footballer. He played on the wing. He represented Nawaka. Laulau had 32 caps for Fiji, scoring 20 tries, 80 points in aggregate. He is the current record holder for hi ...

as coach of the

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, bringing back

Waisale Serevi Waisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi (born 20 May 1968) is a Fijian former rugby union football player and coach, and is a member of the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Serevi is renowned for his achievements in rugby sevens, while also enjoying a long car ...

to the team.

Rugby League

Along with the late Nemani Matirewa, Tabulutu was a pioneer in the Fijian rugby league scene after retiring from his rugby union career in 1992. His only international league cap was against

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on 19 June 1993, where Fiji was defeated by 24-35. Tabulutu also represented Fiji, coached by Culden Kamea, at the Nissan World Sevens in

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. He also coached the

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in 1993-94.

Personal life

Tabulutu is the uncle of former Fijian international rugby player

Joeli Veitayaki Joeli Veitayaki (born 12 January 1967 in Matuku, Fiji) is a Fijian former rugby union player. His usual position was Prop. He debut for against the New Zealand Maori in Christchurch on 4 June 1994. He played at the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cu ...

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