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| Birth name | Vereniki Sauturaga Racagi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 November 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vereniki Sauturaga Racagi (born 18 November 1982 in Suva) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a hooker.
His present team is Fiji Warriors. He was selected for the Fijian squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, he played in three matches. He has been selected into the Fiji squad for the 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. He currently holds 6 caps for his National Team.
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