Waisea Nayacalevu Vuidravuwalu (born 26 June 1990) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays wing 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 ...

and Toulon in the Top 14 .

Career

Waisea, along with his brother, Avenisi Vasuinubu both played for Melbourne Rugby in the Victoria Rugby Championships. The brothers decided to join the Uprising team in the Uprising 7's tournament held in Fiji in 2012. They played so well that both brothers were selected to join the Fiji 7's team for the

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.New 7s reps
/ref> Waisea was one of the stand-out performers that season scoring 25 tries that season equal with another rising star,

Metuisela Talebula Metuisela Talebula (born 20 May 1991) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays fullback, fly-half and wing for Bordeaux Bègles and Fiji. International Talebula was selected to play for the Fiji Juniors to the 2011 IRB Junior World Champi ...

. He was selected in the Fiji 15's team for the

2012 IRB Pacific Nations Cup The 2012 Pacific Nations Cup rugby union tournament was held between the four national sides on the Pacific Rim: Fiji, Japan, Samoa and Tonga. Japan were the reigning champion after they defeated Fiji in the 2011 competition at Churchill P ...

. He made his debut for Fiji against

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on the right wing and scored a try as well. He scored a try against Scotland two weeks later. He was signed on by French side

Stade Français Stade Français Paris Rugby () is a French professional rugby union club based in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. The club plays in the Top 14 domestic league in France and is one of the most successful French clubs of the modern era. The ...

after his performance in the PNC and he made his debut against

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in August 2012. He has played 18 games since joining the side scoring 7 tries. In May 2013, he returned to Fiji to try to win his place back to represent the Fiji 7's team at the

2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens was the sixth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The tournament was held at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia. New Zealand won the tournament, defeating England 33–0 in the final. Attendance for the tourname ...

. Since 2021, he has been sharing the captaincy duties for the

Flying Fijians The Fiji national rugby union team represents Fiji in men's international rugby union competes every four years at the Rugby World Cup, and their best performances were the 1987 and 2007 tournaments when they defeated Argentina and Wales resp ...

with Levani Botia and Semi Radradra being one of the most experienced and standout players in the team.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nayacalevu, Waisea 1990 births Living people Fijian rugby union players Fiji international rugby union players Fijian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Fijian expatriate sportspeople in France Stade Français players RC Toulonnais players People from Navua I-Taukei Fijian people