Salacieli Naivilawasa (born 14 February 1961 in Ra) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer, he played as hooker.
| Date of birth | 14 February 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Vitawa, Ra, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Xavier College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Sereima Sivo Naivilawasa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Samu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Police superintendent[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editHis first international match was against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on 28 June 1986. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup Fijian squad, playing 3 matches, scoring a try in the pool match against Argentina at Hamilton, on 24 May. He also was in the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster, where he played only the match against Canada on 5 October 1991, the last match for the Flying Fijians in his career.
After career
editCurrently he works in the Fiji Police Force as Divisional Police Commander and senior superintendent in the Western Division.[3] He joined the force as an 18-year-old straight out of Xavier College and began his career at the Valelevu base in Suva, before transferring to the mobile unit and then to Sigatoka.
Notes
edit- ^ West Police display skills
- ^ "Traffickers on the run after flagging down cops". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2021-06-20.
- ^ 36 years on, Naivilawasa calls it a day
External links
edit- Salacieli Naivilawasa at ESPNscrum
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