Livai Natave

Livai Natave
Full nameLivai Rasala Natave
Date of birth (1999-04-20) 20 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthNadi, Fiji
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Drua
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2023– Drua ()
Correct as of 4 December 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2019 Fiji U20 9 (0)
2019 Fiji Warriors 1 (0)
2022– Fiji 2 (0)
Correct as of 4 December 2022

Livai Natave (born 20 April 1999)[1] is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for Drua in Super Rugby. His playing position is prop. He was named in the Drua development squad for the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season.[2]

Natave is a naval officer by trade and represented Suva in the Skipper Cup.[3][4] He was named in the Nadi team for 2023 season. He represented Fiji U20 between 2017 and 2019, and the Fiji Warriors in 2019.[5] He was named in the Fijian Latui squad for the short-lived 2020 Global Rapid Rugby season,[6] before being named as standby for the Fiji national team in July 2022. He was named to tour for the 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals in October 2022,[7] and made his international debut against Scotland,[8] before winning a further cap and featuring against the Barbarians during the tour. He was then named in the Drua development squad for the 2023 season.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Livai Natave". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Fijian Drua unveil 2023 squad and first ever development group" (Press release). Fijian Drua. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Natave is a player of the future: Cotter". Fiji Live. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Suva Prop On Standby For Flying Fijians". Fiji Sun. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Livai Natave". Rakaviti. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Plenty of ammunition named in Fijian Latui squad". Fiji Rugby. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Cotter names exciting squad for November tour". Fiji Rugby. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Cotter names flying Fijians quad for Scotland with three debutants". Fiji Rugby. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.


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