Lote Raikabula
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Lote Raikabula (born 31 July 1983 in Suva, Fiji) is a New Zealand rugby player who has played both rugby union and rugby sevens. He used to play for the All Blacks Sevens team in the IRB Sevens World Series and is the Rugby coach for Nagato Blue Angels, Japan. He has played more than 60 tournaments since his debut in 2006,[1] playing in 20 tournament-winning teams. He has five IRB Sevens World Series medals, a Rugby World Cup Sevens title and two Commonwealth Games gold medals.
Raikabula has played rugby union for both Hawkes Bay[2] and Manawatu[3] in the Air New Zealand Cup.
Raikabula has won five IRB Sevens World Series medals, a Rugby World Cup Sevens title, and two Commonwealth Games gold medals.
He played ten years for the New Zealand sevens team from 2006–2016, retiring from international rugby shortly before the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, at the age of 33. He has two sons with his childhood sweetheart.
Coaching
In November 2016 he was appointed as the head coach of Rugby at Trinity College Kandy, Sri Lanka.[4] His services as the head coach of Rugby at Trinity College was discontinued effective from 2 June 2018.[5]
He is currently Head Coach of the Thailand Men's and Women’s 7s Team along with being Director of Rugby for the union[6]
Career highlights
- New Zealand Sevens, 2006–2016
- Hawke's Bay 2006, 2007
- East Coast, 2005
- Wellington Sevens, 2002–2005
- Wellington Under 21, 2003
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- 1983 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
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- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
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- Living people
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players
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- Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rugby sevens
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- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games