Samuela Ravanua Domoni Junior (25 December 1968 – 24 July 2021) was a Fijian former

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footballer and the former national coach of the Fiji national rugby union team. He played as a

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. He was and during his playing days weighed . He played

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for

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. He also played for English clubs,

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and

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. He played for Fiji 6 times between 1990 and 1991 and was part of the Fiji team to the

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. He made his test debut for Fiji in December 1990, against

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. After retiring from rugby, he coached the Combined Penrith and Zion Lions between 1999 and 2000. Between 2002–03, he coached The Entrance rugby club based in New South Wales. He was appointed the skills and assistant coach for the Manly Rugby club in 2004 before joining the Penrith 7's rugby club in 2005. He was appointed the Fiji head coach in 2010 after his predecessor,

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was fired. After a dismal

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, he was fired and replaced by assistant coach,

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as head coach. Domoni died on 24 July 2021, at the age of 52, from Covid-19 during the

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Fiji Rugby profile

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