Josefa Domolailai

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Josefa Domolailai
Full nameJoseva Ulago Domolailai
Born (1985-12-11) 11 December 1985 (age 40)
Sigatoka, Fiji
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Weight253 lb (115 kg)
Rugby union career
Position Flanker / Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–08 USA Limoges
2008–09 Petrarca Padova
2009–11 AC Bobigny
2011–12 FC Auch
2012–16 Section Paloise
2016–18 US Carcassonne
2018–20 Rouen Normandie
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–12 Fiji 13 (10)

Joseva Ulago Domolailai (born 11 December 1985) is a Fijian former international rugby union player. [1]

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Rugby career

Born in Sigatoka, Domolailai was primarily a back-row forward, capped 13 times for Fiji. He made his early international appearances as a lock, debuting against Tonga during Fiji's 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup campaign. [2] His career included a Test against Scotland at Murrayfield, where he had to be stretchered off with a broken ankle. [3]

Domolailai joined French club USA Limoges in 2007 and aside from one season in Italian rugby spent his entire career in France, also playing for AC Bobigny, FC Auch, Section Paloise, US Carcassonne and Rouen Normandie. [4] He played some rugby in the Top 14 during his time in Pau and won a Pro D2 title with the club in 2015. [5]

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References

  1. "Apo for Domolailai". Fiji Sun . 16 November 2009.
  2. "Fiji rugby union coach names four debutantes in their final Pacific Nations Cup". Radio New Zealand . 4 July 2008.
  3. "Scotland 23-10 Fiji". BBC News . 14 November 2009.
  4. "Domolailai, ce dévoreur d'espaces". La Dépêche (in French). 25 November 2016.
  5. "Fédérale 1 : Domolailai, un ex-international fidjien rejoint Beauvais". Le Parisien (in French). 8 June 2020.