Peceli Gale (born Nawaka, 27 June 1957) is a Fijian former

rugby union footballer Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

. He played as number eight.

Career

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 ...

was during the match against Tonga, at

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 ...

, on 24 July 1984. Gale was also part of 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 ...

roster, playing only the match against Argentina, at Hamilton, on 24 May, where he was replaced by

Samuela Vunivalu Hon. Samuela Bainikalou Vunivalu (born c. 1957 in Nadi) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer and current politician. He played as flanker. Career Vunivalu debuted in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, against Argentina, at Hamilton, on 24 May. He de ...

. His last test His last international cap was against England, at

, on 16 June 1988.

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* Fiji international rugby union players Fijian rugby union players Rugby union number eights 1957 births Sportspeople from Nadi Rugby union players from Ba Province Living people I-Taukei Fijian people 1987 Rugby World Cup players {{Fiji-rugbyunion-bio-stub