Patiliai Tuidraki
| Date of birth | July 29, 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | September 26, 2002 (aged 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Nakavu, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patiliai Tuidraki (July 29, 1969 – September 26, 2002) was a dual international rugby union player. He represented both Fiji and Japan at an international level. He earned six caps for Fiji in 1994. Tuidraki joined the Toyota Motor Co. in 1995 making him their first foreign player.[1] Two years later he played for Japan and was a member of their 1999 Rugby World Cup squad.[2]
In 2002 Tuidraki died of cardiac failure in Nakavu, Fiji.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Shuhei Nomura (13 August 2011). "RUGBY/ Fiji player's wife cherishes memories of Japan". Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Japan: Kiwis from the East". BBC News. 17 September 1999. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ The Japan Times.co.jp (29 September 2002). "Ex-Japan player Tuidraki dies". Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1969 births
- 2002 deaths
- Fijian rugby union players
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Japanese rugby union players
- Japan international rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Rugby union players from Lautoka
- Rugby union wings
- 1999 Rugby World Cup players
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Naturalised rugby union players