Taniela Rawaqa (born April 30, 1986) is a Fijian

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 it ...

player. He plays fullback, presently with the Western Crusaders in the Colonial Cup and with the Fiji Warriors in the

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and internationally with Fiji. He is the younger brother of Fijian International Ifereimi Rawaqa He made his international debut against

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands ( Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands ( Manono and Apolima); ...

in the 2007 Pacific Nations Cup and was regarded and one of the greatest prospects and successor of

Nicky Little Nicky Tyrone Little (born 13 September 1976) in Tokoroa, New Zealand, is a rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half. He is a nephew of All Blacks centre Walter Little, but represents Fiji at international level. Career He has scored 652 p ...

. He also played for Fiji Sevens. He plays for Fiji A in the Punjas Rugby Series. Rawaqa is currently the second highest points scorer in

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history with 103 points. Rawaqa turned out for Jaffna Challengers in the Sri Lanka's Carlton Sevens Tournament in 2012. He currently turns out for Navy Sports Club in the Sri Lankan Premier Rugby League whose team is captained by Yoshitha Rajapakse the Sri Lankan Rugby Captain and son of the Sri Lankan President.

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Taniela Rawaqa
at Fiji Rugby Union * * 1986 births Living people Fijian rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks Fiji international rugby union players SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players Fijian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Fijian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate rugby union players in Romania Fijian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Fiji international rugby sevens players Sportspeople from Lautoka I-Taukei Fijian people CSM Știința Baia Mare players {{Fiji-rugbyunion-bio-stub