Jacob Rauluni
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Jacob Rauluni is currently the most prominent in a family of international halfbacks. His father, Taito, played halfback for Fiji, as does his brother Mosese. And his first cousin Waisale Serevi
began his rugby career at halfback
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Jake grew up in Brisbane, and played for Australian Schoolboys and Colts before choosing Fiji. At school he used to play flanker, but the Aussie Schoolboys team needed a halfback for the tour of the UK in 1991, and Jake says he was handed the No.9 jersey because of his family's tradition. He had a very good combination with Fijian first five eighth Nicky Little
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He has kept a regular spot in the Fiji team for the past decade, and also gained valuable experience with the Queensland Reds in Super 12, playing in the semi-finals in 2000 and 2002.
He played his first Telecom Fiji Cup game in July 2000, turning out alongside Marika Vunibaka to help Suva defeat Tailevu.
He retired from international rugby in 2007. He played his last test against Japan as captain .
signed Fijian scrum half Jacob Rauluni on a one year contract from Guinness Premiership side Bristol ahead of the 2006-07 season. An experienced scrum half, Jacob was a great asset to the club and played an influential role in helping the club achieve promotion. He made his debut in the third game of the season, away against Pertemps Bees. He went onto make a further 7 starts in the league and 12 appearance off the bench.
, making 51 appearances for Rotherham between 2002 and 2005 he was a key member of the promotion winning side and featured in their Premiership campaign in 2003-04.
He is the most underrated and best as described by Australian coaches though Jacob chose to play for Fiji like his father Taito.
Waisale Serevi
Waisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi is a former Fijian rugby union footballer, and coach. Although he played fifteen-a-side rugby throughout his playing career, Serevi is most notable for his achievements in rugby sevens....
began his rugby career at halfback
Rugby union positions
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Jake grew up in Brisbane, and played for Australian Schoolboys and Colts before choosing Fiji. At school he used to play flanker, but the Aussie Schoolboys team needed a halfback for the tour of the UK in 1991, and Jake says he was handed the No.9 jersey because of his family's tradition. He had a very good combination with Fijian first five eighth Nicky Little
Nicky Little
Nicky Tyrone Little in Tokoroa, New Zealand, is a rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half. He is a nephew of All Blacks centre Walter Little, but represents Fiji at international level.-Career:...
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He has kept a regular spot in the Fiji team for the past decade, and also gained valuable experience with the Queensland Reds in Super 12, playing in the semi-finals in 2000 and 2002.
He played his first Telecom Fiji Cup game in July 2000, turning out alongside Marika Vunibaka to help Suva defeat Tailevu.
He retired from international rugby in 2007. He played his last test against Japan as captain .
Test career
Jacob has been capped 52 times by his country including captaining them in the 2003 season. Remarkably he has played in three World Cups in 1995, 1999 and 2003.Leeds career
Leeds TykesLeeds Tykes
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signed Fijian scrum half Jacob Rauluni on a one year contract from Guinness Premiership side Bristol ahead of the 2006-07 season. An experienced scrum half, Jacob was a great asset to the club and played an influential role in helping the club achieve promotion. He made his debut in the third game of the season, away against Pertemps Bees. He went onto make a further 7 starts in the league and 12 appearance off the bench.
Rotherham career
Jacob spent three seasons playing for RotherhamRotherham
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, making 51 appearances for Rotherham between 2002 and 2005 he was a key member of the promotion winning side and featured in their Premiership campaign in 2003-04.
Queensland career
He played for Queensland from 1995–2002 and played over 55 Super 12 games. He was part of 2000 and 2002 semifinals.He is the most underrated and best as described by Australian coaches though Jacob chose to play for Fiji like his father Taito.