Wame Lewaravu

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Wame Lewaravu
2012-08-25 - Stade Toulousain - Stade Montois 84.JPG
Lewaravu in action for Stade Montois in 2012.
BornRatu Wame Ganilau Lewaravu
(1983-09-24) 24 September 1983 (age 42)
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position Lock
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005–2006 Highlanders
2006 Fiji Warriors
2007 Coastal Stallions
2007 Fiji Barbarians
2007–2009 London Welsh
2009−2010 Parma 19 (5)
2010–2012 Sale Sharks 26 (25)
2011 London Welsh (loan) 3 (0)
2012-2014 Stade Montois 34 (10)
2014-16 Colomiers 18 (0)
Correct as of 27 December 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007– Fiji 26 (0)
Correct as of 22 June 2014

Ratu Wame Ganilau Lewaravu (born 24 September 1983, in Lautoka) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a lock.

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Career

Early career

Lewaravu attended Suva Grammar school in Fiji and won the Deans trophy in 2001 with the schools 1st XV.

He played for Naitasiri club in Fiji's domestic league Digicel Cup in 2004. After which he was selected for the Suva Highlanders in the inaugural Colonial Cup in 2006, Fiji first attempt at a fully fledged professional competition.

After impressive performances for Suva Highlanders, Lewaravu was selected for the Flying Fijians in the 2007 for the Pacific Nations Cup

Club

He currently plays for Sale Sharks [2] having previously played for Overmach Parma and London Welsh.

Debut

His first match for Fiji was on 19 May 2007, in a 3–8 loss to rivals Samoa.

World Cup 2007

Lewaravu was selected for the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing in four matches. His more recent match was at 14 June 2008, in a 7–11 loss to New Zealand Māori. He currently holds 12 caps for Fiji.

References

  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Sale Sharks - Wame Lewaravu profile". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. "Planet Rugby | Rugby Union Tournaments | Aviva Premiership". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2010.