Akalaini "Bui" Baravilala (born July 12, 1991) is an American rugby union player. She plays for the United States women's national rugby sevens team and the United States women's national rugby union team. She was a squad member of the United States national rugby union team to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] She was selected for the United States sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
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| Full name | Akalaini Baravilala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | July 12, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Baravilala attended Radford High School in Honolulu and played volleyball and basketball.[4] She is of iTaukei descent from Fiji.[5]
References
edit- ^ Release, Press (July 8, 2014). "USA's Women's World Cup Squad Named". www.rugbytoday.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ "BARAVILALA Akalani". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Wise, Chad (July 18, 2016). "Get to know Team USA's Women's Rugby Sevens squad". USA Rugby.org. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Scheuring, Ian (July 22, 2016). "Hawaii's Baravilala readies for rugby's return at 2016 Olympic Games". Hawaii News Now.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
- ^ Cama, Akuila (July 2016). "Durutalo and Baravilala named in USA 7s team to Rio". Fiji One.tv. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
External links
edit- Akalaini (Bui) Baravilala at USA Rugby
- Bui Baravilala at Team USA (archive July 11, 2022)
- Bui Baravilala at Olympics.com
- Bui Baravilala at Olympedia
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