Paulo Nawalu, spelt also as ''Paula Nawalu'' (born October 18, 1959 in

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) is a former rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half.

Career

His first international match was against Tonga, at Suva, on June 8, 1983. He was also part of the

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roster, as well of the South Pacific Barbarians during their 1987 tour in South Africa. Later, Nawalu played for the

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, with which he played the

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. Nawalu was the first Fijian player to play in a Japanese team, when he played for

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Coaching career

He trained the

during the

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and the

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. Currently, since 2015, he is coaching Karada Factory A.P. Pirates, a Japanese women's rugby sevens team.A.P.パイレーツ
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