Tomasi Rabaka

Tomasi Mawi Rabaka (Tailevu, 5 December 1965 – Nadi, 24 June 2017) was a Fijian rugby union player who played as a fly-half. His brother is Samisoni Rabaka, who was also a Fijian international.

Tomasi Rabaka

Birth name	Tomasi Mawi Rabaka
Date of birth	5 December 1965
Place of birth	Waikete, Tailevu, Fiji
Date of death	24 July 2017 (aged 51)
Place of death	Vuniyasi, Nadi
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	176 lb (80 kg)
Notable relative(s)	Samisoni Rabaka (brother)
Spouse	Ana[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1985-1989 1989-1992 1992 St.Mary's Brothers Rugby Club Nadi Cavaliers () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1991 Fiji 4 (24)

Career

Born in the Waikete village, in Tailevu, Rabaka is the fourth child in a family of 11. He started his rugby career playing for the St.Mary's Rugby Club in Nadi, before he joined Brothers Rugby Club in Votualevu. In 1992, he also played for Nadi Cavaliers. For the Fiji national team, he first played during a test match against Samoa, in Apia, on 1 June 1991. Rabaka also took part at the 1991 Rugby World Cup, where he played only in the match against Romania, at Brive-la-Gaillarde, where he scored two drop goals, the first being kicked from the halfway line and the second from the 10 metres line. His rugby career ended in 1993 at the age of 27, after he was involved in a hit and run accident.[2]

Death

On 24 June 2017, Rabaka died at the age of 51 after a long illness and was laid to rest in Vuniyasi, Nadi. He is survived by his wife Ana, seven children and two grandchildren.[3]

Notes

1. Former Flying Fijian laid to rest
2. Former Flying Fijian laid to rest
3. Former Flying Fijian laid to rest

External links

• Tomasi Rabaka at ESPNscrum