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Viniana Riwai

Personal information
Full name	Viniana Naisaluwaki Riwai
Date of birth	(1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Fiji
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Rewa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Rewa
International career
2010–	Fiji
Medal record Representing  Fiji Women's rugby sevens Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team competition Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Viniana Naisaluwaki Riwai (born 6 June 1991) is a Fijian footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Rewa FC and the Fiji women's national team, and a rugby sevens player, who plays for the Fiji women's national team.

Riwai was educated at Labasa Sangam Primary School, Labasa Muslim College, and Suva Sangam College. She later studied at the University of the South Pacific.

Football career

Riwai took up soccer in high school and was selected for the Fiji women's football team for the 2011 Pacific Games. She capped for Fiji at senior level during the 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup.

Rugby sevens career

Riwai made her senior international debut for the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team at the 2013 China Women's Sevens. She was named in the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens squad for Fiji. She was a member of the Fijian team at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Riwai competed for Fiji in rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics and she won a bronze medal at the event.

Riwai was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She also featured at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.

References

1. ^ Sampras Anand (9 August 2021). "'Riwai Brings Joy'". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
2. ^ "Viniana Takes Things As They Come". Fiji Sun. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
3. Vula, Timoci (29 July 2016). "Riwai just loves to play". Fiji Times Online. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. "News: Fiji name final squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens in Moscow". ur7s.com. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
5. "RIWAI Viniana". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
6. Vula, Timoci (29 July 2016). "Fearless Riwai". Fiji Times Online. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
7. Prasad, Vashneel (4 July 2021). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
8. "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". RNZ. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
9. "Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal". RNZ. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
10. Deo, Rohit (31 July 2021). "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal". FijiTimes. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
11. "How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games". www.world.rugby. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
12. Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
13. "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". RNZ. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
14. Prasad, Vashneel (1 August 2022). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
15. "Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji". ESPN.com. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
16. Prasad, Vashneel (31 August 2022). "Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 September 2022.

External links

• Viniana Riwai at FBref.com
• Viniana Riwai at Olympedia
• Viniana Riwai at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

v t e Fiji squad – 2010 OFC Women's Championship
1 Waqaliti 2 Ratu 3 Lewasoqevula 4 Vanua (C) 5 Uluibatiki 6 Dugucanavanua 7 Simmons 8 Singh 9 Riwai 10 Vatulili 11 Begum 12 Naivalulevu 13 Ligavola 14 Rasaku 15 Moce 16 Moceituba 17 Ratubalavu 18 Yabakidrau

v t e Fiji squad – 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup runners-up
1 Tuwai 2 N. Waqanidrola 3 Waqabaca 4 Tora 5 Qereqeretabua 6 Nasau 7 Likuculacula 8 Gasau 9 Davis 10 Tamanitoakula 11 Tabua (c) 12 Moce 13 Ranadi 14 Rao 15 S. Waqanidrola 16 Diyalowai 17 Riwai 18 Hussein 19 Simmons 20 Maucuna Coach: Rodu

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