Patiliai Tuidraki
Fijian-Japanese rugby union footballer
Intro | Fijian-Japanese rugby union footballer | ||
Places | Fiji | ||
was | Athlete Rugby union player | ||
Work field | Sports | ||
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Birth | 29 July 1969, Lautoka, Ba, Western Division, Fiji | ||
Death | 26 September 2002 (aged 33 years) | ||
Star sign | Leo | ||
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Patiliai Tuidraki (July 29, 1969 - September 26, 2002) is a former dual international rugby union player. He represented both Fiji and Japan at an international level. He earned six caps for Fiji in 1994. Tuidraki joined the Toyota Motor Co. in 1995 making him their first foreign player. Two years later he played for Japan and was a member of their 1999 Rugby World Cup squad.
In 2002 Tuidraki died of cardiac failure in Nakavu, Fiji.