Salacieli Naivilawasa

Salacieli Naivilawasa (born 14 February 1961 in Ra) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer, he played as hooker.

Salacieli Naivilawasa

Date of birth	14 February 1961
Place of birth	Vitawa, Ra, Fiji
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	198 lb (90 kg)
School	Xavier College
Spouse	Sereima Sivo Naivilawasa
Children	Samu
Occupation(s)	Police superintendent[1][2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) - Suva () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1986-1991 Fiji 21 (8)

Career

His first international match was against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on 28 June 1986. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup Fijian squad, playing 3 matches, scoring a try in the pool match against Argentina at Hamilton, on 24 May. He also was in the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster, where he played only the match against Canada on 5 October 1991, the last match for the Flying Fijians in his career.

After career

Currently he works in the Fiji Police Force as Divisional Police Commander and senior superintendent in the Western Division.[3] He joined the force as an 18-year-old straight out of Xavier College and began his career at the Valelevu base in Suva, before transferring to the mobile unit and then to Sigatoka.

Notes

1. West Police display skills
2. Traffickers on the run after flagging down cops
3. 36 years on, Naivilawasa calls it a day

External links

• Salacieli Naivilawasa at ESPNscrum