Lekima Tagitagivalu
Fijian rugby union player
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Lekima Tagitagivalu (born 4 December 1995) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays at French Top 14 side Pau.[1][2][3][4]
| Full name | Lekima Vuda Tagitagivalu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 December 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tilak High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Ropate Ratu (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Club
Tagitagivalu spent a season at Aurillac Espoirs before joining Pau Espoirs in 2015. He went on to make his debut of the senior side in 2017, coming off the bench to score a try against Zebre Parma in the Challenge Cup.[5]
International
He featured for the Fiji under-20 side for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
In 2022 he was invited to play for the Barbarians in a match against the All Blacks XV, he scored a try in the 35–31 win.[6]
In 2023 he was called up to the Fiji squad for the 2023 Pacific Nations Cup, after two strong performances against Tonga and Japan, Tagitagivalu was called up to the Fiji squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[7][8]
