Simon Raiwalui

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Simon Raiwalui
Rugby union career
Date of birth	(1974-09-08) September 8, 1974
Place of birth	Auckland
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight	271 lb (123 kg; 19.4 st)
Playing career
Position	Lock
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Sale Sharks Saracens Racing Métro 92
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1997-2006 2006	Fiji Pacific Islanders	48 3	(20) (0)

Simon Raiwalui (born 8 September 1974) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He is retired as a player and currently is the General Manager for his former French club, Racing Métro 92. He has also represented Fiji on a number of occasions. He has also been included in the Pacific Islanders (combined Samoa, Tonga and Fiji) touring team for Europe in November 2006. His usual position is at lock.

Life & Career

Raiwalui was born in Auckland, New Zealand, but was educated in Australia, where along with playing school rugby, played for club side Manly, from Colts level through to the under-21 side. He was also selected to represent the Australian Schoolboys, alongside other footballers such as Ben Tune and Joe Roff.

In 1997 he left Australia to play rugby in England. He joined the Sale Sharks, and later moved to Wales to play for Newport. He joined the Saracens in 2003 and made his debut for the club in September of that year against the Newcastle Falcons.

He qualifies for Fiji through his parents, and he went on to make his debut against the All Blacks of New Zealand. While with Newport, he was selected for the Fijian 1999 Rugby World Cup squad. He was a key member in the side which lost to England in the finals. He retired from international rugby prior to the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, though he came out of retirement for Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup in 2006, and was then selected in the combined Pacific Nations squad.

On 6 February 2006 Simon attended a prize giving at the Coopers Company and Coborn school where he was guest of honour showing just how much his influence has spread. Whilst there, amongst other things, he claimed that the best player he had ever played with was Richard Hill. Although he later regretteed not also mentioning Rupeni Caucaunibuca.

External links

v t e Racing Métro 92 Paris squad

Forwards	Battut Ben Arous Brugnaut Cronjé Desmaison Ducalcon Gérondeau Ghezal Khinchagishvili Kruger Lacombe Lauret Le Roux Lydiate Matadigo Maurouard Metz Mujati Qovu Szarzewski Tonga'uiha Valette van der Merwe Vartanov

Backs	Andreu Chavancy Dambielle Descons Dumoulin Estebanez Fall Hernández Imhoff Lapeyre Machenaud Magnaval Planté Roberts Sexton Vakatawa Wisniewski

Coach	Labit Travers O'Gara Raiwalui

v t e Fiji squad – 1999 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Rasila Rouse Naituivau Katalau Raiwalui Tawake Mocelutu Naevo Tabua Male Qoro Sewabu Smith (c) Tawake Veitayaki

Backs	Satala Nakauta L. Little N. Little Rabaka Sotutu Rauluni Bari Matson Serevi Tiko Uluinayau Vunibaka Lasagavibau

Coach	Johnstone

v t e Pacific Islanders 2006 tour to the British Isles

Fiji	Bai Caucaunibuca Domolailai Ligairi Rabeni Raiwalui (c) Ratuva Ratuvou Rauluni

Samoa	Fa'atau Johnston Leo Mapusua Pisi Polu Schwalger Sititi Seveali'i Tagicakibau A Tuilagi Va'a Withdrew: Crichton Lavea H Tuilagi

Tonga	Filise Latu Lutui Molitika Taione Taumoepeau Vaki

Head coach	Lam

Persondata
Name	Raiwalui, Simon
Alternative names
Short description	Fijian rugby union player
Date of birth	8 September 1974
Place of birth	Auckland
Date of death
Place of death

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