Apenisa Tuta Vodo

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Apenisa Tuta Vodo
Birth nameApenisa Tuta Vodo
Date of birth (1970-07-28) 28 July 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Suva, Fiji
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997 North Shore ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998
2002-2006
2007-2008 [2]
Rugby Rovato
Calvisano [3]
Lazio
()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997 North Harbour ()

Apenisa Tuta Vodo (born 28 July 1970) is a Fijian rugby union player and former Italian international.

Contents

Early life

Vodo was born in Suva, Fiji.

Career

He debuted in 1998 for Rugby Rovato

Vodo was one of the first Fijians to represent Italy internationally, the other being Manoa Vosawai. [4] He was part of then Coach, John Kirwan's 34-man squad to play Argentina and Australia in November 2002. [5] He played for Calvisano.

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References

  1. "Apenisa Tuta Vodo". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  2. Rugby giovanile: La Mantovani Lazio annuncia i primi importanti colpi di mercato
  3. Apenisa Tuta Vodo - Rugby Calvisano (archived)
  4. "Fijians in Italy - Fiji Times Online". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
  5. "Rugby Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN". ESPNscrum.