Serupepeli Tuvula

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Serupepeli Tuvula
Date of birthc. 1963
Place of birth Nadi, [1] Fiji
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight187 lb (85 kg)
Notable relative(s) Vatemo Ravouvou (nephew)
Asinate Ravouvou (sister) [2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
198?-1987 Nadi
Teachers-Norths [3]
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Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1987 Queensland ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1985-1987 Fiji 7 (8)

Serupepeli Tuvula (born c. 1963 in Nadi) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer, he played as wing.

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Career

His first international cap for Fiji was during a mach against Australia, at Sydney, on 17 August 1985. Tuvula also played in the 1987 Rugby World Cup, playing 3 matches, with the match against Italy at Dunedin, on 31 May 1987 being his last international cap. At club level, He played for Nadi in the Farebrother Cup, [4] and later, he played for Queensland. [5] [6]

Notes

  1. Nadi Rugby Reunion
  2. My boy, my hero
  3. "Pasifika Round Match Day Program" (PDF). Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  4. Ex-reps jet in for Farebrother
  5. Looking back to 1987 - NZ v Fiji - PACNEWS
  6. Breeding Footy stars one Brisbane Fijian generation at a time


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