Meli Koliavu
{{short description|Fiji international rugby league player (born 1989)}}
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Meli Koliavu is a Fijian rugby league player who represented Fiji.
Playing career
Koliavu attended St. Patrick's College and represented the Wellington Orcas in the 2006 and 2007 Bartercard Cups.
In 2008, Koliavu signed with the New Zealand Warriors Toyota Cup team alongside fellow Orcas Ben Matulino and Alehana Mara.{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/steve-deane-on-sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1502851&objectid=10669088|title=Steve Deane: Warriors duo happy to put beefs behind them|author=Deane, Steve|date=27 August 2010|work=The New Zealand Herald|accessdate=23 October 2011}}
Between 2008 and 2010, Koliavu also played for the Auckland Vulcans in the NSW Cup and the Richmond Rovers in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090527033520/http://www.richmondbulldogs.com/About+Us/Roll+of+Honour/Meli+Koliavu.html Meli Koliavu] Richmond Bulldogs At the end of the 2009 season, Koliavu was no longer eligible for the under-20 side and the New Zealand Warriors failed to offer him a senior squad contract.{{fact|date=January 2024}}
Representative career
Koliavu was a Junior Kiwi in 2006 and played for the New Zealand Under-18's in 2007.
Koliavu represented Fiji at the 2009 Pacific Cup.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120320054709/http://www.fijilive.com/sports/news/2009/08/24/11191.Fijilive NZ Warriors Koliavu available for Fiji] Fijilive, 24 August 2009[https://web.archive.org/web/20080806093718/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=97126 Warrior wants to be a Bati] Fiji Times, 6 August 2009
References
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Category:Fijian rugby league players
Category:Fiji national rugby league team players
Category:New Zealand people of I-Taukei Fijian descent
Category:People educated at St Patrick's College, Wellington
Category:I-Taukei Fijian people
Category:Fijian emigrants to New Zealand
Category:Wellington rugby league team players
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