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Atunaisa Laqeretabua

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Atunaisa Laqeretabua
Date of deathOctober 1966 (aged 63)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock[1]
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1924–1938 Fiji 19 (6)

Atunaisa Laqeretabua (died October 1966) was a Fijian rugby union international.

Biography

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A lock,[1] Laqeretabua played in Fiji's first-ever international match against Samoa in August 1924. His last match was against New Zealand Maori in August 1938.[1] He played in 19 international matches, scoring two tries.[1]

During World War II he served in the Solomon Islands, becoming a drum major in the Fiji Military Forces.[2] After the war he became a banana farmer.[2]

Laqeretabua died in October 1966 at the age of 63.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Atunaisa Laqeretabua ESPN
  2. ^ a b c Atunaisa Laqeretabua Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1966, p153