About Aminiasi Naituyaga
Lived 1973 – 2002 (aged 28). Aminiasi Naituyaga was an athlete and rugby union player.
Aminiasi Naituyaga (23 June 1973 – 6 March 2002) was a Fijian rugby union international.
Rugby union A hard-tackling flanker from Nayawa village, Naituyaga was known by the nickname "Steelman". He played on the Fiji side that won the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens and was capped four times that year for the Fiji XV, debuting against the All Blacks in North Shore City. His son, also named Aminiasi, was a Fiji under-20s representative.
Death Naituyaga died of drowning in 2002 while attempting to cross the Sigatoka River after a training session.
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Who was Aminiasi Naituyaga?
rugby player
When was Aminiasi Naituyaga born?
Aminiasi Naituyaga was born on 23 June 1973.
When did Aminiasi Naituyaga die?
Aminiasi Naituyaga died on 6 March 2002.
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Aminiasi Naituyaga was an athlete and rugby union player.
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