Paula Balekana
Fijian rugby union player (born 1993)
Rugby player
Date of birth | (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kelston Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paula Balekana (born 18 May 1993) is a Fijian rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing for the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for the Houston SaberCats in MLR.[1]
Balekana was named in the Sydney Rays squad for the 2017 National Rugby Championship season after having played for Gordon RFC in the Shute Shield.[2] Afterwards, he played for Zebre during the 2018-19 Pro14 and 2019-20 Pro14 seasons.[3] [4]
In 2023, he played for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.[5]
Honours
- New England Free Jacks
References
- ^ "Houston signs Zebre winger Paula Balekana". Americas Rugby News. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Around the grounds: May 27 club teams". www.rugby.com.au.
- ^ "Both Irish and English interest as Zebre confirm official 2019/20 squad". RugbyPass. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Le Zebre Rugby Salutano Otto Giocatori Che Lasciano Il Club". 14 July 2020.
- ^ "2023 Magpies squad release". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links
- ItsRugby.co.uk profile
- Rakaviti player profile
- Zebre player profile
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New England Free Jacks – current squad
- Kyle Baillie
- Seta Baker
- Jaco Bezuidenhout
- Kyle Ciquera
- Wian Conradie
- Cam Davidowicz
- Foster DeWitt
- Ethan Fryer
- Kaleb Geiger
- Malakai Hala-Ngatai
- Mitch Jacobson
- John-Roy Jenkinson
- Cole Keith
- Conor Keys
- Mason Koch
- Josh Larsen
- Jed Melvin
- Andrew Quattrin
- Sean Ralph
- Martín Sigren
- Jackson Thiebes
- Piers von Dadelszen
- Paula Balekana
- Zach Bastres
- Gabe Casey
- Will Chevalier
- Killian Coghlan
- Toby Fricker
- Oscar Lennon
- Ben LeSage
- Reece MacDonald
- Le Roux Malan
- Danyon Morgan-Puterangi
- Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti
- Isaac Olson
- John Poland
- Jayson Potroz
- Wayne van der Bank
- Mitch Wilson
- Holden Yungert
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