Paula Balekana
Appearance
Date of birth | 18 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Kelston Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paula Balekana (born 18 May 1993) is a Fijian rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing for the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for the Houston SaberCats in MLR.[1]
Balekana was named in the Sydney Rays squad for the 2017 National Rugby Championship season after having played for Gordon RFC in the Shute Shield.[2] Afterwards, he played for Zebre during the 2018-19 Pro14 and 2019-20 Pro14 seasons.[3] [4]
In 2023, he played for Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition.[5]
Honours
[edit]- New England Free Jacks
References
[edit]- ^ "Houston signs Zebre winger Paula Balekana". Americas Rugby News. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Around the grounds: May 27 club teams". www.rugby.com.au.
- ^ "Both Irish and English interest as Zebre confirm official 2019/20 squad". RugbyPass. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Le Zebre Rugby Salutano Otto Giocatori Che Lasciano Il Club". 14 July 2020.
- ^ "2023 Magpies squad release". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Paula Balekana at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Rakaviti player profile
- Zebre player profile
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Fijian rugby union players
- Houston SaberCats players
- Zebre Parma players
- Rugby union wings
- Sydney (NRC team) players
- New England Free Jacks players
- Hawke's Bay rugby union players
- Gordon RFC players
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- Rugby union players from Suva
- Fijian rugby union biography stubs