Savenaca Rawaca
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|8|20|df=y}}
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| height = 1.89 m
| weight = 105 kg
| ru_position = winger
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| repteam1 = Fiji
| repyears1 = 2016–
| repcaps1 = 1
| reppoints1 = 0
| ru_ntupdate = 24 June 2016
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| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = Fiji
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{{MedalSport|Men's rugby sevens}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Summer Olympics}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team competition}}
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Savenaca Rawaca, OF (born 20 August 1991) is a Fijian rugby union player. Renowned for his physicality and aggressiveness on the rugby field, he earned the nickname "Pitbull".{{cite web |url=http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/stage/1611/teams/2413 |title=FIJI 7S Squads |author=World Rugby Sevens Series |date=4 December 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://fijivillage.com/sport/Rawaca-turns-down-major-offers-from-renowned-clubs-skr295 |title=Rawaca turns down major offers from renowned clubs |author=Rusiate Baleilevuka |date=3 June 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2015 |publisher=Fiji Village}} He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens{{cite web |url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=306542 |title=Ryan picks Rawaca |author=Shalveen Chand |date=20 May 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2015 |publisher=Fiji Times}}{{cite web |url=http://fijione.tv/savenaca-rawaca-a-prominent-member-for-the-vodafone-flying-fijians/ |title=Savenaca Rawaca a prominent member for the Vodafone Flying Fijians |author=Vashneel Prasad |date=28 May 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2015 |publisher=Fiji One}} team.{{cite web |url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=344093 |title=Ravouvou, Rawaca in top form |author=Vuniwaqa Bola-Bari |date=March 3, 2016 |work=Fiji Times}} Rawaca made his debut for {{nrut7|Fiji}} at the 2014 Gold Coast Sevens. In August 2016, he was a part of the Fiji sevens men's rugby team that won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Career
Rawaca was born and raised in Navatu, Bua{{cite web |url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=307861 |title=Bua bullets return |author=Serafina Silaitoga |date=30 May 2015 |accessdate=18 December 2015 |publisher=Fiji Times}} and he started his career playing rugby in the local sevens competition. He played for the Bua sevens team and was selected by Ben Ryan to represent the Fiji national sevens side in 2014 Gold Coast Sevens.
Honours
Rawaca has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Fiji.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rbf.gov.fj/getattachment/e2e90ac1-bbab-4c4c-840c-e112bef0a1c7/Press-Release-No-8-$7-Banknotes-and-50-Cents-Coins.pdf?lang=en-US |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-04-21 |archive-date=2017-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422035732/http://www.rbf.gov.fj/getattachment/e2e90ac1-bbab-4c4c-840c-e112bef0a1c7/Press-Release-No-8-$7-Banknotes-and-50-Cents-Coins.pdf?lang=en-US |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
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- {{SR/Olympics profile|ra/savenaca-rawaca-1}}
- {{ESPNscrum|290989|Savenaca Rawaca}}
- [http://www.zimbio.com/Savenaca+Rawaca Savenaca Rawaca] at Zimbio
{{Fiji rugby sevens squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Fiji international rugby union players
Category:Fijian rugby union players
Category:Fiji international rugby sevens players
Category:Officers of the Order of Fiji
Category:Rugby union players from Bua Province
Category:Pacific Islanders rugby union players
Category:I-Taukei Fijian people
Category:Fijian people of I-Taukei Fijian descent
Category:Rugby union fly-halves
Category:Rugby union fullbacks
Category:Male rugby sevens players
Category:Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic rugby sevens players for Fiji
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Fiji
Category:21st-century Fijian sportsmen
Category:Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Saracens F.C. players
Category:Fijian expatriate rugby union players in England
Category:Fijian expatriate rugby union players in France
Category:Stade Rochelais players
Category:AS Béziers Hérault players
Category:Aviron Bayonnais players