Source: ESPN SCRUM: http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/player/117546.html
Nemani Nadolo, formerly Ratu Nasiganiyavi, is a giant winger blessed
with blistering pace who has, unsurprisingly, drawn favourable
comparisons with the legendary Jonah Lomu.
Standing 6ft 5ins and weighing in at 19st 5lbs, the Fijian is an
incredible physical specimen who always stood out from his peers. He
started out at Perth Spirit in the 2007
Mazda Australian Rugby
Championship before making the switch to Randwick, for whom he notched
13 tries in his first seven outings.
Nadolo's kept up his remarkable try-scoring rate in the IRB Junior World
Championship, dotting seven times in five matches to finish as the
tournament's top scorer.
He subsequently signed with the Waratahs before changing his name in
2009, adopting the maiden name of his mother, who had been forced to
raise Nadolo and his siblings on her own.
Nadolo then moved to France to link up with Bourgoin for the start of
the 2010/2011 Top 14 season before leaving mid season after agreeing an
18-month deal with the Exeter Chiefs.
After a promising start to his Exeter career, it emerged that he used
his Australian rather than Fijian passport to register with the Chiefs,
leading to the club being sanctioned for fielding too many foreign
players for a match against Leeds. As a Fijian international he would
have been exempt from the rule, but as an Australian national he was
not. The Rugby Football Union (RFU) hit Exeter with a two-point
deduction as well as a fine of £5,000.
Nadolo then parted company with the club by mutual consent on May 18,
2011, just a day after he had admitted to a charge of drink-driving to
city magistrates.
Full name Ratu Nemani Nadolo Nasiganiyavi
Born
January 31, 1988, Sigatoka
Current age 26 years 42 days
Major teams Bourgoin-Jallieu, Crusaders, Exeter Chiefs, Fiji
Position Wing
Height
6 ft 5 in
Weight 275 lb
Test career
|
Span |
Mat |
Start |
Sub |
Pts |
Tries |
Conv |
Pens |
Drop |
Won |
Lost |
Draw |
% |
| All Tests |
2010-2013 |
11 |
10 |
1 |
38 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
72.72 |
English Premiership
| Team |
Span |
Mat |
Start |
Sub |
Pts |
Tries |
Conv |
Pens |
Drop |
Won |
Lost |
Draw |
% |
| All matches |
2011-2011 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
25.00 |
| Exeter Chiefs |
2011-2011 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
25.00 |