Sireli Naqelevuki
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| Full name | Sireli Masibalavu Naqelevuki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 September 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Lelean Memorial School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Exeter Chiefs | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2010– | Exeter Chiefs | 18 | (25) |
| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2006–09 | Western Province | 29 | (95) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2008–10 | Stormers | 25 | (40) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2006– | Fiji | 7 | (10) |
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| Years | Team | Comps | |
| 2002–07 | Fiji | ||
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| Men's rugby sevens | ||
Representing  Fiji
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2006 Melbourne | Team competition |
Sireli Masibalavu Naqelevuki (born 30 September 1980, in Suva, Fiji) plays as a prop in rugby sevens but in traditional 15s he is a wing or centre. He made his rugby sevens debut in 2002 in Dubai Sevens. He is 1.93m tall (6'4") and weighs 118 kg. Contracted to the FRU, he played in seven of the eight IRB 7s tournaments when Fiji won the 2005–06 Series. His father, test rep Samu Naqelevuki, was a hard-hitting utility back who died in November 2002 only a few days after Sireli had been selected for the Fiji 7s team.
He played for the Suva Highlanders in the Colonial Cup but after his performance in the rugby sevens Circuit, he was recruited by the Western Province Rugby Union and he played for them in the Currie Cup where he has played 29 games for them scoring 19 tries. After solid performances for the provincial team he got picked for the Stormers Super 14 franchise team. In 2007 he tested positive for cannabis after representing Fiji in the second leg of the International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens series in George late last year. His B Sample tested positive, leaving the Fiji 7s star to face an IRB Judicial Committee hearing. He was banned from playing rugby for 3 months. He returned after his three-month ban and got picked by the Fiji sevens team for the remainder of the 2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series.
While playing for the Stormers in the 2009 Super 14 season, Naqelevuki scored 4 tries, but was criticised by rugby columnist Tank Lanning for being generally unfit. Nevertheless, Naqelevuki was selected for the Western province 2009 Currie Cup team. He made a return to the Fiji sevens team when he was included in the George leg of the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series after injuries to 2 players and the Fiji coach, Iliesa Tanivula decided against getting replacement from Fiji as it would be expensive and with Naqelevuki's ability to play in the forwards as well as the backs, no other replacements were needed.
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