Marcus Satavu
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November 22, 1988
| Born | Marcus Epi Satavu November 22, 1988 Portland, Oregon, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 16 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Southern Connecticut State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marcus Epi Satavu (born 22 November 1988) is an American rugby union player. He is of Fijian descent and has played senior level rugby with such teams as OMBAC, Mystic River and most recently, New Haven RFC. He has represented the United States playing rugby sevens, making his USA 7s debut at the Tokyo Sevens during the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series.[1]
Satavu was born in Oregon to Fijian parents but raised in Sunnyvale, California. He attended Fred C. Beyer High School in Modesto and graduated in 2007. Shortly after graduation, he joined the United States Air Force. As a child, Satavu spent several years in his parents native Sigatoka, Fiji, where he developed a passion for the sport of rugby.[2] This passion, led to him earning a spot on the Air Force rugby team (also known as the Falcons) after trying out in 2011 while serving with the 337th Air Control Squadron at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida.[3] In his first year on the Falcons squad, Satavu helped his team to their 8th consecutive Armed Forces championship. Satavu's skill throughout the tournament did not go unnoticed, and earned him an honorable mention for the All-Tournament Team.[4] In Later that year, Satavu was named to the United States Combined Services Rugby Team which played against a select side from New Zealand in Washington, D.C.[3] In 2012, he was named to the Atlantis Sevens team, which acted as developmental side, representing the United States at the Victoria International 7s Tournament in British Columbia.[5]