Rusiate Namoro

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Rusiate Namoro
Date of birthcirca 1966 (age 5556)
Place of birth Naitasiri, Fiji
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight215 lb (98 kg)
Occupation(s)Farmer [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Hooker
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
-
Naitasiri
Suva
()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1982-1987 Fiji 22 (8)
Teams coached
YearsTeam
2004-2006 Fiji Sevens

Rusiate Namoro (born Naitasiri [2] , circa 1966) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer, he played as a hooker or prop. Along with Koli Rakoroi, Elia Rokowailoa, Tom Mitchell, Epeli Naituivau and Setareki Tawake, he was one of the eight members of the country's armed forces to play for Fiji in a Rugby World Cup squad. [3]

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Career

His first cap for Fiji was against Samoa, at Suva, on 21 August 1982. He also was called up for the 1987 Rugby World Cup roster, where he played 2 matches, where his last international cap was against the quarter-final against France, at Auckland.

Notes

  1. "The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales". Newspapers.com. 2 August 1985. p. 29.
  2. "Naitasiri North rugby revival".
  3. "Fight on".

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