Napolioni Nalaga
Fiji
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Full name Napolioni Vonowale Nalaga
Born April 7, 1986, Sigatoka
Current age 37 years 347 days
Major teams Clermont Auvergne, Force, London Irish, Lyon, Pacific Islanders, Fiji
Position Wing
Height 6 ft 4 in
Weight 240 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2008-2015 21 18 3 45 9 0 0 0 9 11 1 45.23
Pacific Islanders 2008-2008 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Fiji 2009-2015 20 17 3 45 9 0 0 0 9 10 1 47.5
IRB Rugby World Cup 2011-2011 3 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 33.33

Career statistics
Test debut France v Pacific Islanders at Sochaux-Montbéliard, Nov 15, 2008 match details
Last Test Fiji v Samoa at Vancouver, Aug 3, 2015 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2017-2017 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
London Irish 2017-2017 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
Profile

Napolioni Nalaga signed for Clermont Auvergne ahead of the 2007-08 season after impressing at both age grade and Sevens level for Fiji. The giant winger caught the eye of legendary Fiji Sevens skipper Waisale Serevi after some stirring performcances for Nadroga and Fiji at Under-19 and Under-21 levels, playing on the IRB Sevens tour.

After his move to France, Nalaga was Clermont's top scorer in his first season with the club. He was a member of the 2008 Pacific Islands touring team, but will be best remembered for horrific high-tackle on France scrum-half Jean Baptiste Elissalde. His Clermont career ended in 2011 due to personal problems in Fiji, but Nalaga won an international call-up for the Pacific Nations Cup, scoring twice against Japan before winning a start against the All Blacks in Dunedin.

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Napolioni Nalaga unlikely to make World Cup squad (Aug 19, 2015) Lyon sign Clermont duo Nalaga and Bonnaire (May 24, 2015) Toulon sign Nonu and Nalaga (Dec 20, 2014) Toulon claim Heineken Cup glory (May 18, 2013) Nalaga agrees to Clermont return (Apr 20, 2012) Napolioni Nalaga news and articles (22) »
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Jul 29, 2015
Fiji's Napolioni Nalaga runs through Kotaro Matsuhsima
Fiji's Napolioni Nalaga runs through Kotaro Matsuhsima
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Nov 29, 2014
Clermont's Naipoloni Nalaga is hit by a flying tackle from Toulon's Sebastien Tillous-Borde
Clermont's Naipoloni Nalaga is hit by a flying tackle from Toulon's Sebastien Tillous-Borde
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Mar 21, 2014
Clermont's Napolioni Nalaga scores in the win over Toulon
Clermont's Napolioni Nalaga scores in the win over Toulon
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Jan 11, 2014
Naipolioni Nalaga scores to kick start Clermont's fight back at the Stoop
Naipolioni Nalaga scores to kick start Clermont's fight back at the Stoop
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