Birth name | Vesi Rarawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | [1] | 4 October 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vesi Rarawa (born 4 October 1985 in Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays prop for the Fiji Barbarians and his club, the Duavata Rugby Club. In May 2010, Vesi was selected to the national Fiji side to play against Australia after military-affiliated players were subjected to visa bans in the wake of the 2006 Fijian coup d'état. [2]
In 2010 he was selected for the Fiji Barbarians. [3]
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