Vuate Karawalevu

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Vuate Karawalevu
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Personal information
Full nameVuate Karawalevu
Born (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001 (age 23)
Suva, Fiji
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Wing, Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2023 Sydney Roosters 00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2022– Fiji 30000
Rugby union
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2024 NSW Waratahs 21005
Source: [1]
As of 13 November 2022

Vuate Karawalevu (born 5 March 2001) is a Fijian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the North Sydney Bears in the NSW Cup and Fiji at international level.

Contents

Background

Karawalevu was born in Suva, Central Division, Fiji. [2]

He was educated at the Marist Brothers High School. [3]

Playing career

Club career

Karawalevu is contracted to the Sydney Roosters in the NRL. [4]

While under contract at the Roosters, he played for the Kaiviti Silktails in the Ron Massey Cup in 2021. [5]

Karawalevu also played in 2021 for the Roosters Jersey Flegg Cup side. [6] [7]

Playing as a winger he scored 7 tries in just 6 games for the North Sydney Bears in the 2022 NSW Cup. [8]

International career

In October 2022 Karawalevu was named in the Fiji squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [9]

In October 2022 he made his international début for the Fiji Bati side against Italy. [10]

In October 2023 Karawalevu has rejoined the 15-a-side game with the NSW Waratahs ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific campaign on a two-year deal. [11]

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References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Zero Tackle profile
  3. Vuate living his dream
  4. ‘Like rugby union signing Brad Fittler as a schoolboy’: Roosters poach Fijian prodigy
  5. Vuate Karawalevu joins Roosters for pre-season training
  6. The Mole: Sydney Roosters on brink of debuting rugby 'sensation'
  7. Karawalevu savors selection
  8. Silktails celebrate World Cup selections
  9. Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  10. Fiji 60-4 Italy
  11. Media, Waratahs (31 October 2023). "NSW Waratahs sign Fijian Bati International Vuate Karawalevu". nsw.rugby. Retrieved 22 September 2024.