Faifili Levave
Faifili Levave (born 15 January 1986) is a Samoan rugby union player currently playing for the Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in the Top League. He previously notably played for the Wellington Lions[1] and the Hurricanes in Super Rugby. His position of choice is flanker.
| Date of birth | 15 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Patrick's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Levave was born in Wellington. He attended St Patrick's College.
Levave made his provincial rugby debut at the age of 19 for Wellington. The next year, aged twenty, he made the Hurricanes wider training group. However, a pectoral strain kept him on the sidelines for most of the year. In 2007, Levave played 14 games for the Lions, including five starts at blindside flanker. Earlier in the season he played for the New Zealand U21 team.
Levave signed a two-year deal with Japanese club Toyota Verblitz in 2014, he previously played for another Japanese club in 2012 the Honda Heat.[2]
References
- Hinton, Marc (12 August 2010). "Mathewson reinforces Wellington lineup". Fairfax New Zealand. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- Robson, Toby (23 May 2014). "Faifili Levave to quit Hurricanes for Japan side". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2015.