Seta Tuilevuka (born 27 October 1981 in

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) is an American

rugby union 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 ...

player who currently plays for the

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. Tuilevuka plays at centre and was selected to tour with the

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squad for the Autumn 2010 tour of Europe.

Club career

Tuilevuka was the first amateur US-based player to sign a professional contract, without having any caps for the national team. He went straight from an amateur rugby club, the

Las Vegas Blackjacks RFC The Las Vegas Blackjacks Rugby Football Club (Las Vegas Blackjacks RFC) was a rugby union team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were members of the Southern California Rugby Football Union and competed in the Senior Men's 1st (Red) Division of USA ...

, to a Top 14 professional French club,

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where he would play for two seasons. In his first season the club reached the 2010–11 Top 14 final. Tuilevuka joined

Béziers Béziers (; oc, Besièrs) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hérault Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie Regions of France, region of Southern France. Every August Béziers hos ...

for the 2012-13

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season and gained 22 caps over his two years with the French side. Tuilevuka signed with Seattle Saracens for the 2021 Major League rugby season having not played professional rugby since he last played for

Federale 1 Federale may refer to: Sports *Fédérale 1, the highest level of French amateur rugby union *Fédérale 2, the second highest level of French amateur rugby union * Fédérale 3, the third highest level of French amateur rugby union *Trofeo Federal ...

side,

ROC La Voulte-Valence ROC La Voulte-Valence ( French: ''Rhône ovalie club La Voulte-Valence'') is a French rugby union club based in Valence, Drôme and playing home matches in Valence and La Voulte-sur-Rhône in the adjacent department of Ardèche. The team currentl ...

, in 2016.

International

Tuilevuka achieved his sole test cap for the United States in a victory over Portugal in 2010.

References

External links

Player Profile scrum.com

Player Interview eaglesxv.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuilevuka, Seta 1981 births Living people American rugby union players United States international rugby union players Rugby union centres Montpellier Hérault Rugby players AS Béziers Hérault players Seattle Seawolves players Expatriate rugby union players in France American expatriate rugby union players Rugby union players from Suva