Severo Koroduadua Waqanibau () (born 22 December 1960 in Kadavu) is a Fijian former

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footballer, he played as a fullback. His nickname is ''Superboot'', because of his goal kicking prowess.

Playing career

He studied at St. John's College in Cawaci, on the island of

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. He has played for the Suva province team and for the Fiji Police Rugby Club. His first international match was against the Scotland XV at Murrayfield, on September 25, 1982. He was part of the

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, where he played 4 matches and of the

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rosters, where he played two matches. In 1987, Koroduadua and his team reached the quarter-finals: in the quarter-final against

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, he was marked with a minus sign, as during the match he dropped the ball while he was at the very line of the French try zone, missing the opportunity to score a try and take his team to the Rugby World Cup semi-final. In 1991, with the Fijian team, he was no longer able to pass the pool stage, losing all three matches. His last international cap was during the World Cup match on 8 October 1991 against

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. He played 27 games in total, scored 268 points (56 conversions and 47 penalties). He retired from his player career in 1994.

After career

Currently, he works as a policeman in

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. In 2020, along with other 32 citizens, Koroduadua was awarded with a medal for Fiji’s 50th independence anniversary.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Koroduadua, Severo Living people Fijian rugby union players 1960 births People from Kadavu Province Fiji international rugby union players Rugby union fullbacks I-Taukei Fijian people 1987 Rugby World Cup players 1991 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union fly-halves