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Wame Lewaravu

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Wame Lewaravu
Lewaravu in action for Stade Montois in 2012.
Birth nameRatu Wame Ganilau Lewaravu
Date of birth (1983-09-24) 24 September 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthLautoka, Fiji
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005–2006
2006
2007
2007
2007–2009
2009−2010
2010–2012
2011
2012-2014
2014-16
Highlanders
Fiji Warriors
Coastal Stallions
Fiji Barbarians
London Welsh
Parma
Sale Sharks
London Welsh (loan)
Stade Montois
Colomiers





19
26
3
34
18





(5)
(25)
(0)
(10)
(0)
Correct as of 27 December 2019 @ 14:34:26PM
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007– Fiji 26 (0)
Correct as of 22 June 2014

Ratu Wame Ganilau Lewaravu (born 24 September 1983, in Lautoka) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a lock.

Career

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Early career

Lewaravu attended Suva Grammar school in Fiji and won the Deans trophy in 2001 with the schools 1st XV.

He played for Naitasiri club in Fiji's domestic league Digicel Cup in 2004. After which he was selected for the Suva Highlanders in the inaugural Colonial Cup in 2006, Fiji first attempt at a fully fledged professional competition.

After impressive performances for Suva Highlanders, Lewaravu was selected for the Flying Fijians in the 2007 for the Pacific Nations Cup

Club

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He currently plays for Sale Sharks[2] having previously played for Overmach Parma and London Welsh.

Debut

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His first match for Fiji was on 19 May 2007, in a 3–8 loss to rivals Samoa.

World Cup 2007

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Lewaravu was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing in four matches. His more recent match was at 14 June 2008, in a 7–11 loss to New Zealand Māori. He currently holds 12 caps for Fiji.

References

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  1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks - Wame Lewaravu profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | Aviva Premiership". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
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