Taniela Rawaqa (born April 30, 1986) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays fullback, presently with the

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in the

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and with the

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in the Pacific Rugby Cup and internationally with

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. He is the younger brother of Fijian International

Ifereimi Rawaqa Ifereimi Rawaqa (born September 20, 1980 in Vuda, Lautoka, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a lock or flanker. Career In 2002, when he was still 21 when he made his test debut in the victory over Samoa, in Apia. After four matc ...

He made his international debut against Samoa in the

2007 Pacific Nations Cup The 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup was a rugby union competition held between six Pacific Rim sides; Australia A, Fiji, Japan, Samoa, Tonga and the Junior All Blacks (New Zealand's second XV). This was the first year that Australia A had competed &n ...

and was regarded and one of the greatest prospects and successor of Nicky Little. He also played for

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. He plays for Fiji A in the

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. Rawaqa is currently the second highest points scorer in Pacific Nations Cup 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