Bill Cavubati
| Date of birth | July 21, 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Ba, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 167 kg (368 lb; 26 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bill Cavubati (born 21 July 1970[1]) is a former professional rugby union player. He played for Fiji and his position of choice was tighthead prop. Cavubati's claim to fame is that he is the heaviest player ever to receive the honour of an international cap, weighing in at 167 kilograms (368 lb; 26 st 4 lb) when he appeared for Fiji against New Zealand in 2005.[2]
He played for Wellington in New Zealand throughout the 1990s and his huge size made him a cult hero amongst the fans.[3] "Big Bill" continued to play for a local amateur side and even earned several Fijian caps whilst officially an amateur player.
Bill is now a well known night club bouncer in Wellington, New Zealand. He still plays premier rugby for his club Marist Masterton, in the Wairarapa Bush club rugby competition.
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Profile". Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Rugby union: New Zealand 91 Fiji 0". TheGuardian.com. 11 June 2005.
- ^ "Rugby.com.au | FIJI SKIPPER MAY FACE ALL BLACKS". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
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- Fijian rugby union players
- Wellington rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Living people
- 1970 births
- Fijian emigrants to New Zealand
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- People from Ba (town)
- Rugby union players from Ba Province
- I-Taukei Fijian people
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1970s birth stubs