Villiame Gadolo
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Viliame Titoko Gadolo (born May 1, 1977 in
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 ...
) is a
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an rugby union player. He plays as a
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.


Career

He played for the Suva side in the Digicel Cup since 1999 although he spent one year with Nadroga. By profession, he is a teacher and he teaches at Yat Sen Secondary School. He was a member of the Fiji U21 team that beat Australia U19s in 1999. He made his Test debut in May 2000 against
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. Gadolo toured with the Fiji A team to Queensland in June 2002, then played against Tonga the following month when
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and Greg Smith were injured. He also captained the Suva provincial side to the semi-finals of the 2004 Digicel Cup. He plays for
Suva Highlanders The Suva Highlanders is a Fijian former rugby union team that had a franchise area covering Suva, Naitasiri and Kadavu. The team played in Fiji's premier the Colonial Cup from 2004 to 2008 before the competition ceased in 2008. History The franc ...
in the
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. He was part of the Fiji team at the
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and
2007 Rugby World Cup The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 2 ...
. He won the German rugby union championship in 2008, when playing for
SC 1880 Frankfurt The Sport-Club Frankfurt 1880 e.V. (or SC 1880 Frankfurt) is a German sports club from Frankfurt am Main. The club is mainly known for its rugby union team, which currently plays in the Rugby-Bundesliga, the highest level of the league system for ...
, winning the clubs first national championship since 1925.


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Fiji profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gadolo, Bill 1977 births Living people Rugby union players from Suva Fijian rugby union players Rugby union hookers SC 1880 Frankfurt players Expatriate rugby union players in Germany Fiji international rugby union players Fijian expatriate rugby union players Fijian expatriate sportspeople in Germany I-Taukei Fijian people 2003 Rugby World Cup players 2007 Rugby World Cup players