Date of birth | 30 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Savusavu, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
School | Ratu Kadavulevu School | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Jaoji Dakuvula (born 30 October 1987) is a Fijian former international rugby union player.
Dakuvula was born in Savusavu and educated at Ratu Kadavulevu School. [1]
A Lautoka fullback, Dakuvula was a member of the Fiji Barbarians side that reached the final of the 2010 Pacific Rugby Cup competition. [2] He then gained his solitary Fiji cap as one of nine changes for a match against Japan at Churchill Park, coming into the starting XV in place of fullback Taniela Rawaqa. Handed the goal-kicking duties, Dakuvula secured seven points in a 22–8 win, with two conversions and a penalty. [3]
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