Savenaca Rawaca, OF (born 20 August 1991) is a Fijian

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player. Renowned for his physicality and aggressiveness on the rugby field, he earned the nickname "Pitbull". He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens team. Rawaca made his debut for at the

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. In August 2016, he was a part of the Fiji sevens men's rugby team that won a gold medal at the

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in Rio de Janeiro.

Career

Rawaca was born and raised in Navatu, Bua and he started his career playing rugby in the local sevens competition. He played for the Bua sevens team and was selected by Ben Ryan to represent the Fiji national sevens side in

Honours

Rawaca has been appointed an Officer of the Order of Fiji.

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