Timoci Sauvoli

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Timoci Sauvoli
Full nameRatu Timoci Sauvoli
Date of birth (1991-08-26) 26 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Kadavu, Fiji
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb)
School Natabua High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Fijian Drua
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Fijian Drua 6 (0)
2020 Fijian Latui 1 (0)
Correct as of 10 February 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2018 Fiji Warriors 6 (0)
Correct as of 10 February 2022

Ratu Timoci Sauvoli (born 26 August 1991) is a Fijian rugby union player, currently playing for the Drua. His preferred position is prop. [1]

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Professional career

Sauvoli was named in the Fijian Drua squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. [2] [3] He had previously represented the Drua in the 2019 National Rugby Championship. [4]

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References

  1. "Timoci Sauvoli". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  2. "Ratu, Muntz and Sauvoli round out Drua roster" (Press release). Fijian Drua. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  3. "Drua Final three named". FBC News Fiji. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  4. "Fijian Drua: Forwards". Fiji Rugby. 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.