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Fijian rugby union player Rugby player
Lekima Vuda Tagitagivalu
Full nameLekima Vuda Tagitagivalu
Date of birth (1995-12-04) 4 December 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthLautoka, Fiji
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
SchoolTilak High School
Notable relative(s)Ropate Ratu (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Second Row, Flanker
Current team France Section Paloise
Youth career
2013-2014 France Aurillac
2015-2017 France Section Paloise
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017- France Section Paloise 80 (15)
Correct as of 15 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Fiji Fiji under-20 4 (0)
2022 England Barbarian F.C. 1 (5)
2023- Fiji Fiji 7 (5)
Correct as of 15 January 2024

Lekima Tagitagivalu (born 4 December 1995) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays at French Top 14 side Pau.

Career

Club

Tagitagivalu spent a season at Aurillac Espoirs before joining Pau Espoirs in 2015. He went on to make his debut of the senior side in 2017, coming off the bench to score a try against Zebre Parma in the Challenge Cup.

International

He featured for the Fiji under-20 side for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.

In 2022 he was invited to play for the Barbarians in a match against the All Blacks XV, he scored a try in the 35–31 win.

In 2023 he was called up to the Fiji squad for the 2023 Pacific Nations Cup, after two strong performances against Tonga and Japan, Tagitagivalu was called up to the Fiji squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Honors

Fiji

Pacific Nations Cup, 2023

References

  1. "Lekima TAGITAGIVALU profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  2. "Lekima Vuda TAGITAGIVALU - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. "Lekima Tagitagivalu". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  4. "Lekima TAGITAGIVALU". www.section-paloise.com. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  5. "Challenge Cup - Match report Zebre vs Pau, le 21/10/2017". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  6. Curuqara, Paulini. "Tagitagivalu shines in Barbarians' win". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  7. "Coupe du monde 2023 : la sélection des Fidji pour le Mondial avec Botia et Tuisova". SudOuest.fr (in French). 2023-08-08. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  8. Skippers, David (2023-08-08). "Waisea Nayacalevu to captain strong Fiji squad at Rugby World Cup 2023". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 2023-08-12.

External links

Fiji squad2023 Rugby World Cup
Forwards
Backs
Head coach: Simon Raiwalui
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