Tomasi Naidole
| Birth name | Tomasi Naidole | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 July 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Yako, Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2005 (aged 74–75) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 3 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Tomasi Naidole (1930 – 2005) was a Fijian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played as a wing.
Naidole started his career in rugby union, representing the Fiji national team between 1954 and 1959. In 1964, he moved to England and switched codes to play rugby league for Huddersfield.
His two sons, Joe and Tom, also went on to play rugby league at Huddersfield.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituary: Tom Naidole". Huddersfield Examiner. 22 February 2005. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1930 births
- 2005 deaths
- English people of I-Taukei Fijian descent
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Fijian emigrants to England
- Fijian rugby league players
- Fijian rugby union players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- I-Taukei Fijian people
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby league players from Nadi
- Rugby union players from Nadi