Bitila Tawake

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Bitila Tawake
Bitila Tawake 2022.jpg
Tawake in 2022
Date of birth (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 26)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–2023 Fijian Drua 6 (0)
2024 Chiefs Manawa 6 (0)
2025 Fijian Drua (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022–PresentFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 23 (10)

Bitila Tawake (born 2 April 1999) is a Fijian rugby union player. She competed for Fiji at the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup. She also plays for the Fijiana Drua in the Super W competition.

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Early life

Tawake hails from Mualevu, Vanua Balavu in Lau and has maternal links to Nukuloa, Gau in Lomaiviti. [1] She attended Veiuto Primary and Yat Sen Secondary. She has represented Fiji in basketball. [1]

Rugby career

In 2022, Tawake was named in the Fijiana Drua squad for their first Super W competition. [2] She captained the Drua in their debut match against the Rebels. [3] [4] She also led them against the Waratahs in the Grand Final as they clinched their first title. [5] [6]

She was selected for the Fijiana squad for two test matches against Australia and Japan in May 2022. [7] [8] She only featured in the Japan test. [9]

Tawake captained the Fijiana's at the 2022 Oceania Championship in New Zealand. [10] [11] She led her side in their record trouncing of Papua New Guinea. [12] [13] [14] She then scored a try in their 34–7 win against Tonga. [15] [16] She also led the Fijiana's in their final matchup against Samoa. [17] [18] In September 2022, she played in a warm up match against Canada. [19] She was also named in the Fijiana squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup. [20]

Tawake scored the Fijiana fifteens lone try in their test against the Wallaroos on 20 May 2023, her side lost 5–22. [21] [22] On 28 November, it was announced that she had joined Chiefs Manawa for the 2024 Super Rugby Aupiki season. [23] [24]

On 9 August 2025, she was named in the Fijiana side to the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [25] [26]

References

  1. 1 2 Waqanidrola, Karalaini (1 May 2022). "Pioneer Skipper Tawake, First Rugby National For Her Family" . Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Cama, Akuila (9 February 2022). "Fijiana Drua squad for Super W named". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (3 March 2022). "Fijiana Drua team named for its inaugural Super W match". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Cabenatabua, Leone (4 March 2022). "Tawake Leads Fijiana In Super W Debut". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (21 April 2022). "FIjiana Drua, NSW Waratahs confirm sides for Super W Grand Final". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Cabenatabua, Leone (22 April 2022). "Fijiana Duo Make Final Match 23" . Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Rooster Chicken to sponsor Fijiana 15s for two historic test matches while Seruvakula names four new overseas-based players". FijiTimes. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  8. ↑ Biudole, Noa (29 April 2022). "4 overseas-bases reps in Fijiana XVs squad". fijilive.com. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Birch, John (1 May 2022). "Japan's winning start to Tri-Series". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. ↑ Tuinuku, Eroni (22 June 2022). "Seruvakula names 18 debutants in the Fijiana XV's for Oceania Championship". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  11. ↑ Salalo, Sereana (23 June 2022). "Tawake Captain, Leweniqila Out". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Walker, Sarah (9 July 2022). "2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship Team Lists 9 July 2022" (PDF). Oceania Rugby. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Samoa win in a close match while Fiji dominated day 1 of the Oceania Rugby Women's Championship". oceania.rugby. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  14. ↑ Tavi, Karalaini (9 July 2022). "Fijiana trounces PNG". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  15. ↑ Walker, Sarah (13 July 2022). "2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship Team List 13 July 2022" (PDF). Oceania Rugby. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Samoa and Fiji Win Again to Set Up Championship Decider". oceania.rugby. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  17. ↑ Walker, Sarah (17 July 2022). "2022 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship Team Lists 17 July 2022" (PDF). Oceania Rugby. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  18. ↑ "Fijiana win Oceania Rugby Womens Championship in a thriller". oceania.rugby. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  20. ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (21 September 2022). "Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  21. ↑ Tinaivugona, Nina (19 May 2023). "Vodafone Fijiana 15's squad named for Wallaroos test match". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  22. ↑ Williamson, Nathan (20 May 2023). "Wallaroos send off Parry in style with Fijiana victory". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  23. ↑ "Chiefs Manawa squad announced for 2024". Chiefs. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  24. ↑ "Sky Super Rugby Aupiki squads locked in for 2024". superrugby.co.nz. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  25. ↑ "Fiji announce squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  26. ↑ "Fijiana 15s Squad Named for Women's Rugby World Cup in England". Fiji Rugby Union. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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