Vuate Karawalevu

Vuate Karawalevu
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Personal information
Full nameVuate Karawalevu
Born (2001-03-05) 5 March 2001
Suva, Fiji
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight104 kg (229 lb; 16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionWing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023 Sydney Roosters 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Fiji Bati 3 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024 NSW Waratahs 2 1 0 0 5
2025 Fijian Drua 7 4 0 0 20
2025- Castres 16 4 0 0 20
Total 25 9 0 0 45
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2024– Fiji 7 4 0 0 20
Source: [1][2]
As of 3 June 2025

Vuate Karawalevu (born 5 March 2001) is a Fijian professional Dual code footballer who plays as a winger for the Fijian Drua in the Super Rugby Pacific and Fiji at international level. He signed for Top 14 side, Castres Olympique in 2025.

Background

Karawalevu was born in Suva, Central Division, Fiji.[3]

He was educated at the Marist Brothers High School.[4]

Playing career

Club career

Karawalevu was contracted to the Sydney Roosters in the NRL[5] playing in their Jersey Flegg cup side in 2024

While under contract at the Roosters, he played for the Kaiviti Silktails in the Ron Massey Cup in 2021-2023.[6]

Karawalevu also played in 2021 for the Roosters Jersey Flegg Cup side.[7][8]

Playing as a winger he scored 7 tries in just 6 games for the North Sydney Bears in the 2022 NSW Cup.[9]

International career

In October 2022 Karawalevu was named in the Fiji squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[10]

In October 2022 he made his international début for the Fiji Bati side against Italy.[11]

In October 2023 Karawalevu has rejoined the 15-a-side game with the NSW Waratahs ahead of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific campaign on a two-year deal.[12]

After not being given enough game time at the Waratahs, he was being recruited by the Fijian Drua for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season[13] scoring 4 tries in his debut season.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.fijivillage.com/news/Karawalevu-excited-about-new-Super-Rugby-Pacific-season-48f5xr/
  2. ↑ "Vuate Karawalevu - Playing Career". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Zero Tackle profile
  4. ↑ Vuate living his dream
  5. ↑ ‘Like rugby union signing Brad Fittler as a schoolboy’: Roosters poach Fijian prodigy
  6. ↑ Vuate Karawalevu joins Roosters for pre-season training
  7. ↑ The Mole: Sydney Roosters on brink of debuting rugby 'sensation'
  8. ↑ Karawalevu savors selection
  9. ↑ Silktails celebrate World Cup selections
  10. ↑ Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021
  11. ↑ Fiji 60-4 Italy
  12. ↑ Media, Waratahs (31 October 2023). "NSW Waratahs sign Fijian Bati International Vuate Karawalevu". nsw.rugby. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  13. ↑ fijivillage. "Karawalevu signs full-time contract with Fijian Drua". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
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