Timoci Tavatavanawai

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Timoci Tavatavanawai
Date of birth (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Nausori, Fiji
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight111 kg (245 lb; 17 st 7 lb)
School Queen Victoria School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Tasman, Highlanders
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021– Tasman 31 (60)
2022–2023 Moana Pasifika 20 (35)
2024– Highlanders 8 (15)
Correct as of 20 April 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Fiji U20
Correct as of 20 April 2024

Timoci Tavatavanawai Tabaleka (born 14 February 1998) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC and the Highlanders in Super Rugby. [1] He plays on the Wing.

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Career

Born and raised in Fiji, Tavatavanawai played for the Fiji national under-20 rugby union team before moving to New Zealand where he started playing for the Central Rugby Club in the Marlborough Region. He was part of both the Crusaders and Highlanders wider squads during the 2021 Super Rugby season. [2] [3] He was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC. [4] Tavatavanawai made his debut for Tasman in Round 1 of the competition against Bay of Plenty, starting at number 14 in a 14-27 win for the Mako. After a very impressive first 7 games for Tasman Tavatavanawai was signed by Moana Pasifika in October 2021 for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. [5] Tasman went on to make the final before losing 23–20 to Waikato. Tavatavanawai made his debut for Moana Pasifika, starting at number 11 in Round 7 of the 2022 season against the Blues.

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References

  1. ↑ "Timoci Tavatavanawai". mako.nz. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tavatavanawai Shows Class With Two Tries". fijisun.com.fj. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Highlanders forced to fill injury gaps". otd.co.nz. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Tasman Mako announce squad for provincial rugby defence". stuff.co.nz. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Moana Pasifika sign Tasman star to add Fijian flavour to squad". rugbypass.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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