Samisoni Rabaka Explained

Samisoni Rabaka
Birth Name:Samisoni Rabaka Nasigavesi
Birth Date:1969 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Nadi, Fiji
Weight:198 lb
Relatives:Tomasi Rabaka (brother)
Position:Scrum-half
School:Nadi College
Repyears1:1992-2003
Clubs1:St.Mary's
Clubs2:Dratabu
Clubs3:Airport Rugby Club
Years1:1984-1985
Years2:1985-1989
Years3:1989-2002
Provinceyears1:1984-2002
Provinceyears2:2002
Provinceyears3:2003-2005
Province1:Nadi
Province2:Mosi
Province3:Tailevu
Repcaps1:29
Reppoints1:14

Samisoni Rabaka Nasigavesi (born 19 April 1969, in Nadi) is a Fijian former rugby union player who played as a scrum-half. His brother is the late Tomasi Rabaka, who was also a Fijian international.

Career

Grown up in the Votualevu village, in Nadi. He started his rugby career playing for the St.Mary's Rugby Club, before joining Dratabu Rugby Club and then, Airport Rugby Club. Rabaka played for the Nadi provincial team, which he captained. He first played for the Fiji national team during a test match against Samoa, in Suva, on 20 June 1992. He narrowly missed a place in the 1999 Rugby World Cup Fiji squad, however he traveled with the team as an emergency replacement for Jacob Rauluni.[1] Rabaka was part of the Fiji roster for the 2003 Rugby World Cup, where he played the pool stage matches against France in Brisbane on 11 October and against Japan in Townsville, on 23 October, the latter being his last test cap for Fiji. In his career, he scored 29 points and 3 tries in aggregate.[2] He also represented Fiji at sevens level.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sami Rabaka - Teivovo.com. ducke.free.fr. 2019-03-24.
  2. Web site: Samisoni Rabaka Nasagavesi. ESPN scrum. 2019-03-24.