Date of birth | 14 September 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philip Baselala (born 14 September 2004) is a Fijian rugby union player, who plays for the Drua in Super Rugby. His preferred position is scrum-half. [1]
Baselala began playing rugby at the age of eight, and attended Suva Grammar School. [2]
Baselala was named in the Drua development squad ahead of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season, [3] before being called into the full squad in January 2023. [4] He made his debut in Round 6 of the season, debuting against the Rebels. [5] He was named in the Fiji U20s squad following the Super Rugby campaign. [6]
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