Lote Raikabula
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| Full name | Lote Raikabula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 July 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's rugby sevens | ||
Representing  New Zealand | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2006 Melbourne | Team competition |
| | 2010 Delhi | Team competition |
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 & is the Rugby coach for Trinity College, Kandy. 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.
In November 2016 he was appointed as the Head Coach of Rugby at Trinity College Kandy, Sri Lanka.[5]
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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