Waisea Luveniyali

Waisea Luveniyali

Birth name	Waisea Sedre Luveniyali
Date of birth	(1985-07-23) 23 July 1985
Place of birth	Suva, Fiji
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
School	Queen Victoria School (Fiji)
Notable relative(s)	Marika Luveniyali Latileta Luveniyali
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2003-2004 2007 2007 2008-2010 Queen Victoria Western Crusaders Fiji Warriors Harlequins 5 3 13 (27) (0) (39) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007-2013 Fiji 16 (9)

Waisea Sedre Luveniyali (born Suva, 23 July 1985) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He hails from the village of Kasavu in the province of Naitasiri, and his mother is from the village of Qarani, Gau in the Lomaiviti group.

Career

He plays as a fly-half, formerly for Fiji Warriors.

Luveniyali was a late call up to the Fijian team in 2007 after playing for Fiji in the Under 21 World Cup. The young fly half was put right into the starting lineup to debut against Australia A, where they drew the game 14 – 14. After this performance, he was selected for the Fiji for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals. He played against Australia (12–55). He had 2 caps, with a conversion and a penalty scored by the end of the tournament.

He was the first choice fly-half for Fiji in the 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup and played in the 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.

Harlequins

On 29 July 2008, Harlequins confirmed that he had arrived in London to join up with his new team and had started training.

External links

• Harlequins profile
• Fiji profile
• Waisea Luveniyali at ESPNscrum