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Iowane Teba (born 23 February 1993) is a Fijian rugby union player. He played at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb; 12 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Iowane Teba (born 23 February 1993) is a Fijian rugby union player. He played at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A Nukubalavu native from Savusavu, he made his international debut for the Fiji national rugby sevens team in 2021 at the Dubai 7s. [3] He featured for Fiji at the Hong Kong sevens in April 2023. [4]
After recovering from injuries he was selected to play for Fiji at the SVNS world series event in Singapore in April 2024. [5]
He was subsequently selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [6] He was part of the Fijian team which reached the semi-finals of the men's rugby sevens tournament. [7]
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