Severo Koroduadua
| Birth name | Severo Koroduadua Waqanibau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | December 22, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kadavu, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St.John's College Cawaci, Ovalau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Policeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Severo Koroduadua Waqanibau (Fijian pronunciation: [seβero koroⁿduaⁿdua ɰaŋ.ɡaniᵐbɔu]) (born 22 December 1960 in Kadavu) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer, he played as a fullback. His nickname is Superboot,[2][3] because of his goal kicking prowess.
Playing career[edit]
He studied at St. John's College in Cawaci, on the island of Ovalau. He has played for the Suva province team and for the Fiji Police Rugby Club.[4] His first international match was against the Scotland XV at Murrayfield, on September 25, 1982. He was part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he played 4 matches and of the 1991 Rugby World Cup rosters, where he played two matches. In 1987, Koroduadua and his team reached the quarter-finals: in the quarter-final against France, he was marked with a minus sign, as during the match he dropped the ball while he was at the very line of the French try zone, missing the opportunity to score a try and take his team to the Rugby World Cup semi-final.[5] In 1991, with the Fijian team, he was no longer able to pass the pool stage, losing all three matches. His last international cap was during the World Cup match on 8 October 1991 against France in Grenoble. He played 27 games in total, scored 268 points (56 conversions and 47 penalties).[6] He retired from his player career in 1994.
After career[edit]
Currently, he works as a policeman in Navua.[7] In 2020, along with other 32 citizens, Koroduadua was awarded with a medal for Fiji’s 50th independence anniversary.[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Gone but neven forgotten
- ^ Superboot inspires Suva
- ^ Doc a man of principle:Koroduadua
- ^ "Gone but never forgotten". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ "'Super Boot' Koroduadua honored". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ "Severo Koroduadua Waqanibau". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ Superboot inspires Suva
- ^ "'Super Boot' Koroduadua honored". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2021-03-19.