Jone Kubu

{{short description|Fijian rugby union footballer}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Jone Kubu

| nickname =

| birth_date = circa 1961

| birth_place = Navatuvula,[http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=290247 Nabua wins Navatuvula 7s] Naitasiri, Fiji

| occupation =

| height = 5ft 8in

| weight = 168lb

| children = Marika Kubu (nephew)

| ru_position = Fullback

| ru_nationalteam = {{nrut|Fiji}}

| ru_nationalcaps =11

| ru_nationalpoints =(6)

| ru_nationalyears = 1985-1988

| ru_clubyears = 19??-1987
1987-1997

| ru_clubcaps =

| ru_clubpoints =

| ru_proclubs = Rewa
Eastern Suburbs

}}

Jone Kubu (born Naitasiri, circa 1961) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer, he played as a fullback.[http://fijisun.com.fj/2009/07/15/unions-to-tap-on-new-talents/ Unions to tap on new talents] His nephew is Marika Kubu, who plays for Sila Central High School.[http://fijisun.com.fj/2009/01/09/no-progess-in-rugby-kubu/ Winning kick]

Career

He was capped for Fiji in 1985, during a match against Wales, at Cardiff, on 9 November. He was also part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup Fijian squad, playing three matches in the tournament. His last international cap was against England, in Suva, on 16 June 1988. After the 1987 Rugby World Cup, Kubu was recruited for the Australian club Eastern Suburbs RUFC, where he played for 13 years.[http://fijisun.com.fj/2009/01/09/no-progess-in-rugby-kubu/ No progress in rugby: Kubu]

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