Vuate Karawalevu
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| Full name | Vuate Karawalevu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 March 2001 Suva, Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vuate Karawalevu (born 5 March 2001) is a Fijian professional Dual code footballer who plays as a winger for the Fijian Drua in the Super Rugby Pacific and Fiji at international level. H signed for Top 14 side, Castres Olympique in 2025.
Background
Karawalevu was born in Suva, Central Division, Fiji.[3]
He was educated at the Marist Brothers High School.[4]
Playing career
Club career
Karawalevu is contracted to the Sydney Roosters in the NRL[5] playing in their Jersey Flegg cup side in 2024
While under contract at the Roosters, he played for the Kaiviti Silktails in the Ron Massey Cup in 2021-2023.[6]
Karawalevu also played in 2021 for the Roosters Jersey Flegg Cup side.[7][8]
Playing as a winger he scored 7 tries in just 6 games for the North Sydney Bears in the 2022 NSW Cup.[9]
International career
In October 2022 Karawalevu was named in the Fiji squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[10]
In October 2022 he made his international début for the Fiji Bati side against Italy.[11]
In October 2023 Karawalevu has rejoined the 15-a-side game with the NSW Waratahs ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific campaign on a two-year deal.[12]
After not being given enough game time at the Waratahs, he was being recruited by the Fijian Drua for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season[13] scoring 4 tries in his debut season.
References
- ^ https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Karawalevu-excited-about-new-Super-Rugby-Pacific-season-48f5xr/
- ^ "Vuate Karawalevu - Playing Career". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ Zero Tackle profile
- ^ Vuate living his dream
- ^ ‘Like rugby union signing Brad Fittler as a schoolboy’: Roosters poach Fijian prodigy
- ^ Vuate Karawalevu joins Roosters for pre-season training
- ^ The Mole: Sydney Roosters on brink of debuting rugby 'sensation'
- ^ Karawalevu savors selection
- ^ Silktails celebrate World Cup selections
- ^ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
- ^ Fiji 60-4 Italy
- ^ Media, Waratahs (31 October 2023). "NSW Waratahs sign Fijian Bati International Vuate Karawalevu". nsw.rugby. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ fijivillage. "Karawalevu signs full-time contract with Fijian Drua". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 6 April 2025.