Lote Raikabula
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| Full name | Lote Raikabula | ||
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| Date of birth | July 31, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth |  Fiji | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Utility back | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Manawatu | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006-present | New Zealand Sevens team | ||
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  New Zealand
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| Men's Rugby | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Gold | 2006 Melbourne | Rugby 7's |
| Gold | 2010 Delhi | Rugby 7's |
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 currently plays for the All Blacks Sevens team in the IRB Sevens World Series. He has played more than 60 tournaments since his debut in 2006,[1] playing in 20 tournament-winning teams. With five IRB Sevens World Series medals, a Rugby World Cup Sevens title and two Commonwealth Games gold medals he is arguably New Zealand Sevens' most successful player.[2]
Raikabula has played Rugby Union for both Hawkes Bay[3] and Manawatu[4] in the Air New Zealand Cup.
Career highlights
- New Zealand Sevens 2006–present
- Hawke's Bay 2006, 2007
- East Coast 2005
- Wellington Sevens 2002 - 2005
- Wellington Under 21 2003
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