Lepani Nabuliwaqa
Encyclopedia
Lepani Nabuliwaqa nicknamed Leps, is a Fiji
an rugby union
footballer. He plays as a wing.
sevens team which participated in Fiji domestic sevens competition in 2003-04 season. He made his debut for the Fiji sevens team when he replaced Vima Tuidraki at the 2006 USA Sevens
. He copped a six-week ban for a dangerous tackle but still he made the 12-man squad for the Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne
. He took over as the playmaker in the 2005/06 IRB Sevens World Series
and became one of Fiji's star performers. He was later given the Digicel Fiji sevens best player award ahead of Sireli Naqelevuki
and Dale Tonawai at the Fiji Rugby Union
annual awards. Nabuliwaqa played 15s and 7s for Nakasi
, and was recruited by Lote Rasiga into the Red Rock
team at the Nataleira 7s tournament joining the likes of Sireli Bobo
, Manasa Bola, Neumi Cakacaka and Aporosa Dauvucu.
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...
footballer. He plays as a wing.
Career
Nabuliwaqa was an influential member of the Red RockRed Rock
-Places:Australia*Red Rock Reserve, a maar crater complex near Colac in Victoria, Australia*Red Rock, New South Wales, a small town near Grafton, New South Wales, AustraliaCanada*Red Rock, Ontario, a township in Ontario, Canada...
sevens team which participated in Fiji domestic sevens competition in 2003-04 season. He made his debut for the Fiji sevens team when he replaced Vima Tuidraki at the 2006 USA Sevens
USA Sevens
The USA Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held in the United States. A part of the IRB Sevens World Series, it currently takes place on Saturday and Sunday during the second weekend of February...
. He copped a six-week ban for a dangerous tackle but still he made the 12-man squad for the Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. He took over as the playmaker in the 2005/06 IRB Sevens World Series
IRB Sevens World Series
The IRB Sevens World Series, known officially as the HSBC Sevens World Series as of the 2010-11 season, through sponsorship from banking group HSBC, and also sometimes called the World Sevens Series, is a series of international rugby union sevens tournaments organised for the first time in the...
and became one of Fiji's star performers. He was later given the Digicel Fiji sevens best player award ahead of Sireli Naqelevuki
Sireli Naqelevuki
Sireli Masibalavu Naqelevuki plays as a prop in rugby sevens but in traditional 15s he is a wing or centre. He made his rugby sevens debut in 2002 in Dubai Sevens. He is 1.93m tall and weighs 118 kg. Contracted to the FRU, he played in seven of the eight IRB 7s tournaments when Fiji won the...
and Dale Tonawai at the Fiji Rugby Union
Fiji Rugby Union
Fiji Rugby Union is the governing body for the sport of rugby union in Fiji. It is divided into over 30 provincial unions. The Fiji Rugby Union is a member of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance , along with Samoa and Tonga. There are approximately 80,000 registered players from a total population...
annual awards. Nabuliwaqa played 15s and 7s for Nakasi
Nakasi
Nakasi is an essential traditional popular music form in Taiwan, most stereotypically associated with elements of working-class culture such as the old tea parlors and drinking bars. The term is borrowed from the Japanese word nagashi , which means "flow", but also means accompaniment...
, and was recruited by Lote Rasiga into the Red Rock
Red Rock
-Places:Australia*Red Rock Reserve, a maar crater complex near Colac in Victoria, Australia*Red Rock, New South Wales, a small town near Grafton, New South Wales, AustraliaCanada*Red Rock, Ontario, a township in Ontario, Canada...
team at the Nataleira 7s tournament joining the likes of Sireli Bobo
Sireli Bobo
Isireli Bobo is a Fijian rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Paris club Racing Métro 92 in the Top 14 club competition in France.-Career:...
, Manasa Bola, Neumi Cakacaka and Aporosa Dauvucu.