Lote Raikabula
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Birth name | Lote Raikabula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 July 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lote Raikabula (born 31 July 1983 in Suva, Fiji) is a New Zealand rugby player who has played both Rugby Union and Rugby sevens. He currently plays for the All Blacks Sevens team in the IRB Sevens World Series & is the Rugby coach for Trinity College, Kandy. He has played more than 60 tournaments since his debut in 2006,[1] playing in 20 tournament-winning teams. With five IRB Sevens World Series medals, a Rugby World Cup Sevens title and two Commonwealth Games gold medals he is arguably New Zealand Sevens' most successful player.
Raikabula has played Rugby Union for both Hawkes Bay[2] and Manawatu[3] in the Air New Zealand Cup.
In November 2016 he was appointed as the head coach of Rugby at Trinity College Kandy, Sri Lanka.[4]. His services as the head coach of Rugby at Trinity College was discontinued effective from 02 June 2018 [5].
Career highlights
- New Zealand Sevens 2006–present
- Hawke's Bay 2006, 2007
- East Coast 2005
- Wellington Sevens 2002–2005
- Wellington Under 21 2003
References
- ↑ "AllBlacks.com".
- ↑ "Heartland Championship".
- ↑ "Yahoo Sports".
- ↑ "All Black Lote Raikabula named Trinity coach".
- ↑ "Inthi Marikar takes over Trinity Rugby". ThePapare.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.