Date of birth | 20 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Savenaca Rawaca, OF (born 20 August 1991) is a Fijian rugby union player. Renowned for his physicality and aggressiveness on the rugby field, he earned the nickname "Pitbull". [1] [2] He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens [3] [4] team. [5] Rawaca made his debut for Fiji 7s at the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens. In August 2016, he was a part of the Fiji sevens men's rugby team that won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Rawaca was born and raised in Navatu, Bua [6] and he started his career playing rugby in the local sevens competition. He played for the Bua sevens team [6] and was selected by Ben Ryan to represent the Fiji national sevens side in 2014 Gold Coast Sevens.
Rawaca has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Fiji. [7]
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