Setareki Tawake

Setareki "Seta" Tawake Naivaluwaqa (born 1 March 1969 in Kavala, Kadavu)[1] is a retired Fijian rugby union player, who was capped for Fiji on 31 occasions. He played as Openside flanker or Number 8. He played in two Rugby World Cups. He was also a soldier

Setareki Tawake
Birth nameSetareki Tawake Naivaluwaqa
Date of birth (1969-03-01) 1 March 1969
Place of birthKadavu, Fiji
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight232 lb (105 kg; 16 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Openside flanker, Number 8
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994-2004 Suva 40 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–2003 Fiji 31 (5)
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur Team competition

Tawake played both 7's and 15's. He studied at Nasinu Secondary School and he represented them in both 7's and 15's rugby. He made his international debut in 15's against Samoa on 20 June 1992 in Suva.[2]

He represented the Fiji sevens starting in 1996, until helping them to win the 1998 Hong Kong sevens. He was also part of the Fiji team to the 1998 Commonwealth Games where he was part of the silver winning team. He later played represented Suva in the Digicel Cup but missed three seasons while on peacekeeping duties in the Middle East. He also played his rugby in Japan. He missed most of the 2000-01 international seasons to play for his club in Brisbane, where he was based from 1996. He re-joined to the Test side for the RWC qualifiers in June 2002 and went to the 2003 Rugby World Cup but didn't play any game.

After rugby

His memorable experience was when he played five Tests in a row during the 1999 World Cup where he played all his games for the full 80 minutes. He later coached the Akita Northern Bullets[3]

References
  1. "Seta Tawake Naivaluwaqa international playing profile". ESPNscrum.com.
  2. "Fiji v Samoa at Suva". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. "Tawake aims to shoot bullets high". 3 January 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
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