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| Full name | Ratu Jowasa Tubailagi Drodrolagi [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 1995 Ekubu, Vatulele, Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 5 lb (104 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jowasa Drodrolagi (born 12 April 1995) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward and prop for AS Carcassonne in the Elite One Championship and Fiji at international level.
He was born in Ekubu, Vatulele, Fiji. [4] [5]
Drodrolagi played for the Nabua Broncos as a junior.[ citation needed ]
He played for the Fiji Residents side whilst still in school. [6]
Drodrolagi also played for the Glebe Dirty Reds in the Ron Massey Cup and the Newtown Jets and the Western Suburbs Magpies in the New South Wales Cup. [7]
He joined the newly created from Kaiviti Silktails in the Ron Massey Cup. [8]
Drodrolagi was contracted to Whitehaven on a short-term contract in 2022. [9]
Drodrolagi was named in Fiji Bati squads as far back as 2016. [10]
In October 2022 Drodrolagi was named in the Fiji squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [11] [12]
He was named in the match-day squad to play against Australia in Fiji's opening match of the World Cup at Emerald Headingley Stadium in Leeds. [13]
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