Opeti Turuva

{{Short description|Fijian rugby union player (born 1967)}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Opeti Turuva

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|7|8}}

| birth_place = Yavusania, Nadi, Fiji

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}

| weight ={{convert|187|lbs|kg|abbr=on}}

| relatives = Venisemani Ratubalavu[http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=271554 Ratubalavu boots Nadi to victory] (nephew)

| occupation =

| ru_position = Fullback

| ru_nationalteam = {{nrut|Fiji}}

| ru_nationalcaps =11

| ru_nationalpoints =(58)

| ru_nationalyears = 1990-1999

| ru_clubyears = 198?-1990
1990-1994
1994-1999

| ru_clubcaps =

| ru_clubpoints =

| ru_proclubs = Nawaka[http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=400258 Former reps' treat]
Nadi[http://www.fijitimes.com.fj/story.aspx?ref=archive&id=349324 Aussie challenge]
Kio Kio United

| ru_province = King Country[https://www.rugbyhistory.co.nz/player/opeti-turuva Opeti Turuva at New Zealand Rugby History]

| ru_provinceyears = 1994

}}

Opeti Turuva (born Nadi, 8 June 1967) is a Fijian former rugby union player. He played as Fullback.

Career

His first international cap for Fiji was during a test match against Hong Kong, at Hong Kong, on 5 December 1990. Turuva was also called up for the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster, where he played only against Romania, where he scored the third drop goal in the match. His last cap for Fiji was against USA, in San Francisco, on 22 May 1999.

He played for Nadi until 1994, when he played the National Provincial Championship in New Zealand for King Country.[http://fijisun.com.fj/2014/10/24/nadi-3-in-meads-cup-final-in-nz/ Nadi 3 in Meads Cup final in NZ]

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