Date of birth | [1] | 27 June 1957||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Nawaka, Nadi, [2] Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peceli Gale (born Nawaka, 27 June 1957) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer. He played as number eight.
His first cap for Fiji was during the match against Tonga, at Suva, on 24 July 1984. Gale was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup roster, playing only the match against Argentina, at Hamilton, on 24 May, where he was replaced by Samuela Vunivalu. His last test His last international cap was against England, at Suva, on 16 June 1988.
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