Sitiveni Sivivatu
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| Full name | Sitiveni Waica Sivivatu | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 April 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, fullback | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 1052 | ||||||||||||||||
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Correct as of 26 June 2014
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| Professional / senior clubs | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2011–14 2014–16 |
Clermont Castres |
69 29 |
(110)22t (35)7t |
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Correct as of 27 July 2015
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| Provincial/State sides | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2001–2003 2004–2011 |
Manukau Waikato |
20 24 |
(125)25t (80)16t |
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Correct as of 2007-04-06
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| Super Rugby | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2003–11 | Chiefs | 89 | (210)42t |
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Correct as of 2013-04-26
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005–11 2004 |
New Zealand Pacific Islanders |
45 3 |
(145)29t (20)4t |
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Correct as of 2011-08-26
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Sitiveni Waica Sivivatu (born 19 April 1982 in Suva, Fiji) is a retired New Zealand rugby union footballer, playing on the position of a wing. He was largely successful in the 2005 Super 12 season playing for the Chiefs, and acquired a starting position in the All Blacks. He has scored 29 tries in 45 tests. He also scored 4 tries for the Pacific Islanders in 2004, 2 of which he scored against his current team, the All Blacks and 2 against South Africa. Since the Pacific Islanders team has been sanctioned by the IRB, his 4 tries for them stands.
Sivivatu attended Ratu Kadavulevu School in Fiji before moving to New Zealand when he was 15. He attended Wesley College, the school that produced All Blacks great Jonah Lomu. He first played in the NPC with second division side Counties Manukau, eventually moving to the first division with Waikato. He was the only 2nd division player in NZ to win a Super Rugby contract. He regards as his hero Philippe Sella because "he could just do anything on the field of play. If he decided to drop he could do it from anywhere within his range, and he was an amazing player with ball in hand."
Sivivatu played for the inaugural Pacific Islanders rugby union team against the Australian Wallabies in 2004. Among his teammates were Sione Lauaki who also became an All Black. Sivivatu and fellow All Black wing Joe Rokocoko regard themselves as "cousins" as Sivivatu lived with the Rokocoko family.
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