Rugby player
Kele Leawere
South Africa vs Fiji during 2007 Rugby World Cup
Birth name Senikavika Kelemete Leawere Date of birth (1974-04-27 ) 27 April 1974 (age 50) Place of birth Levuka , Fiji Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Weight 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb) Notable relative(s) Sekove Leawere (brother)Isaia Walker-Leawere (son)
Senikavika Kelemete Leawere (born 27 April 1974) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays as a lock .
Career
He is the elder brother of former Fiji sevens rep , Mika Leawere and Sekove Leawere . He departed for New Zealand in 1996 and has made an excellent name for himself in NPC Division Two with East Coast , making 56 appearances and playing for the NZ Divisional XV against Italy and Ireland . He also played for the Fiji Warriors against the ACT Brumbies in 1997. He played for Nadroga and also represented the Coastal Stallions in the Colonial Cup .
In October 2002, Leawere flew to Fiji to attend the national trials and won selection for the tour to Britain and Ireland, making his Test debut as a replacement against Scotland . He scored his first test try in June 2004 when he twisted and turned his way through the Samoan defense in Suva . He was a member of the Fiji team at the 2003 Rugby World Cup .[citation needed
In May 2007, he was chosen to be part of Fiji team for the 2007 Pacific Nations Cup and later on co-captained the Fiji team at the 2007 Rugby World Cup . In the 2007 World Cup he scored one of the tries as Fiji defeated Wales to reach their first quarter final in 20 years.[ 1]
In August 2014, he joined the National Federation Party to contest in the upcoming elections .[citation needed
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