Lekima Tagitagivalu
| Full name | Lekima Vuda Tagitagivalu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tilak High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Ropate Ratu (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lekima Tagitagivalu (born 4 December 1995) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays at French Top 14 side Pau.[1][2][3][4]
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]Tagitagivalu spent a season at Aurillac Espoirs before joining Pau Espoirs in 2015. He went on to make his debut of the senior side in 2017, coming off the bench to score a try against Zebre Parma in the Challenge Cup.[5]
International
[edit]He featured for the Fiji under-20 side for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
In 2022 he was invited to play for the Barbarians in a match against the All Blacks XV, he scored a try in the 35–31 win.[6]
In 2023 he was called up to the Fiji squad for the 2023 Pacific Nations Cup, after two strong performances against Tonga and Japan, Tagitagivalu was called up to the Fiji squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[7][8]
Honors
[edit]Fiji
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Lekima TAGITAGIVALU profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Lekima Vuda TAGITAGIVALU - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Lekima Tagitagivalu". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Lekima TAGITAGIVALU". www.section-paloise.com. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Challenge Cup - Match report Zebre vs Pau, le 21/10/2017". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ Curuqara, Paulini. "Tagitagivalu shines in Barbarians' win". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ "Coupe du monde 2023 : la sélection des Fidji pour le Mondial avec Botia et Tuisova". SudOuest.fr (in French). 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
- ^ Skippers, David (2023-08-08). "Waisea Nayacalevu to captain strong Fiji squad at Rugby World Cup 2023". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
External links
[edit]- Lekima Tagitagivalu at ItsRugby.co.uk
