Kalivati Tawake

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Kalivati Tawake
Birth nameKalivati Tawake
Date of birth (1988-11-16) 16 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birthFiji
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight124 kg (19 st 7 lb; 273 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Biarritz Olympique
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017
2018–
Fijian Drua
Biarritz Olympique
6
29
(0)
(5)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– Waratahs 2 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Fiji 13 (5)

Kalivati Tawake (born 16 November 1988) is a Fijian rugby union player who played for the Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition. [1] [2] His position of choice is prop.

He currently (2021) plays for Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque in France as prop. [3]

In 2019 Tawake suffered a knee injury playing for Fiji against Tonga ruling him out of the rugby world cup squad. [4]

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References

  1. "NSW Waratahs team named to face Sharks in Durban" (Press release). Waratahs. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. "Kalivati Tawake". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  3. "Kalivati TAWAKE profile and stats".
  4. "Fiji's Kalivati Tawake Ruled Out of World Cup". 5 September 2019.