Gabiriele Lovobalavu
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Gabiriele Voduadua Lovobalavu (born Savusavu
, 20 June 1985) is a Fiji
an rugby union
player. He plays as a centre. Lovobalavu is from Kanakana, Tunuloa from Cakaudrove
Province. Prior to completing his Diploma in Teaching at Corpus Christi College, Lovobalavu pursue rugby as a career.
and Fiji Warriors
in Fiji, before joining Toulon
in the French
Top 14, on January 2008. He was one of the youngest players selected for Fiji
at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
finals. He played against Australia and South Africa in the quarter-finals. Lovobalavu had five caps, with a try scored by the end of the competition.
Savusavu
Savusavu is a town in the Fijian Province of Cakaudrove. The town is located on the south coast of Vanua Levu Island and had a population of 3,372 in the 2007 census.Savusavu is known as "the hidden paradise of Fiji."- Geography :...
, 20 June 1985) is a Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. He plays as a centre. Lovobalavu is from Kanakana, Tunuloa from Cakaudrove
Cakaudrove
Cakaudrove is one of fourteen provinces of Fiji, and one of three based principally on the northern island of Vanua Levu, occupying the south-eastern third of the island and including the nearby islands of Taveuni, Rabi, Kioa, and numerous other islands in the Vanua Levu Group...
Province. Prior to completing his Diploma in Teaching at Corpus Christi College, Lovobalavu pursue rugby as a career.
Career
He played for the SharksNorthern Sharks
Northern Sharks are a Fijian rugby union team. They compete in Fiji's premier rugby union competition, the Colonial Cup. The franchise area covers Vanua Levu, Taveuni, Ovalau, and Island Zone...
and Fiji Warriors
Fiji Warriors
The Fiji Warriors are a Fijian rugby union team.They are one of the two Fijian teams that take part in the Pacific Rugby Cup competition, the other being the Fiji Barbarians...
in Fiji, before joining Toulon
RC Toulonnais
RC Toulonnais is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...
in the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Top 14, on January 2008. He was one of the youngest players selected for Fiji
Fiji national rugby union team
The Fiji national rugby union team is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance formerly along with Samoa and Tonga. In 2009, Samoa announced their departure from the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance, leaving just Fiji and Tonga. Fiji are ranked sixteenth in the world by the IRB as of 26...
at the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
finals. He played against Australia and South Africa in the quarter-finals. Lovobalavu had five caps, with a try scored by the end of the competition.