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Full name | Vuate Karawalevu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Suva, Fiji | 5 March 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 3 June 2025 |
Vuate Karawalevu (born 5 March 2001) is a Fijian professional Dual code footballer who plays as a winger for the Fijian Drua in the Super Rugby Pacific and Fiji at international level. H signed for Top 14 side, Castres Olympique in 2025.
Karawalevu was born in Suva, Central Division, Fiji. [3]
He was educated at the Marist Brothers High School. [4]
Karawalevu is contracted to the Sydney Roosters in the NRL [5] playing in their Jersey Flegg cup side in 2024
While under contract at the Roosters, he played for the Kaiviti Silktails in the Ron Massey Cup in 2021-2023. [6]
Karawalevu also played in 2021 for the Roosters Jersey Flegg Cup side. [7] [8]
Playing as a winger he scored 7 tries in just 6 games for the North Sydney Bears in the 2022 NSW Cup. [9]
In October 2022 Karawalevu was named in the Fiji squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. [10]
In October 2022 he made his international début for the Fiji Bati side against Italy. [11]
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. [12]
After not being given enough game time at the Waratahs, he was being recruited by the Fijian Drua for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season [13] scoring 4 tries in his debut season.