Karalaini Naisewa

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Karalaini Naisewa (born circa 1994) is a Fijian rugby union player who played for the Fiji women's national rugby union team. [1]

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Career

She competed at the 2021 Rugby World Cup. [2] [3] [4] [5] and 2023 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship. [6] [7]

She plays for Fijiana Drua, which won the Super W championship. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

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References

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