Lote Raikabula

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{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Lote Raikabula

| image = Raikabula.jpg

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| birth_name = Lote Raikabula

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1983|07|31}}

| birth_place = Fiji

| height = 1.93 m

| weight = {{convert|87|kg|stlb lb|abbr=on}}

| ru_position = Utility back

| repteam1 = New Zealand Sevens

| repcaps1 =

| reppoints1 =

| repyears1 = 2006–2016

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| points1 =

| clubs1 = Manawatu

| medals =

{{MedalSport|Men's rugby sevens}}

{{MedalCountry| {{NZL}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold| 2006 Melbourne | Team competition}}

{{MedalGold| 2010 Delhi | Team competition}}

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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 used to play for the All Blacks Sevens team in the IRB Sevens World Series and is the Rugby coach for Nagato Blue Angels, Japan. He has played more than 60 tournaments since his debut in 2006,{{Cite web |url=http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=AllBlacksSevensPlayerProfile&playerID=1484 |title=AllBlacks.com |access-date=14 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901142938/http://allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=AllBlacksSevensPlayerProfile&playerID=1484 |archive-date=1 September 2013 |url-status=dead }} playing in 20 tournament-winning teams. He has five IRB Sevens World Series medals, a Rugby World Cup Sevens title and two Commonwealth Games gold medals.

Raikabula has played rugby union for both Hawkes Bay{{Cite web |url=http://www.heartlandchampionship.co.nz/news/4413/Hawkes-Bay-celebrates |title=Heartland Championship}} and Manawatu{{Cite web |url=http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/rugby/player/2825/72/lote-raikabula/ |title=Yahoo Sports}} in the Air New Zealand Cup.

Raikabula has won five IRB Sevens World Series medals, a Rugby World Cup Sevens title, and two Commonwealth Games gold medals.

He played ten years for the New Zealand sevens team from 2006–2016, retiring from international rugby shortly before the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, at the age of 33. He has two sons with his childhood sweetheart.