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Born | Fiji | 16 May 1973|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 May 2017 Bookara, Western Australia | (aged 44)|||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Setariki Rakabula (16 May 1973 – 29 May 2017) was a Fijian rugby league footballer who represented Fiji in the 2000 World Cup. [1]
Rakabula was contracted to the Melbourne Storm after the 1999 NRL season, but broke his collarbone in November 1999 after falling from his bicycle. [2] He did not play any NRL games while with Melbourne, instead playing for Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.
He would play in the Fiji team that lost to England 66-10 in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. [3] [4]
In 2005, Rakabula would play in a friendly international for Fiji against the Cook Islands, scoring a try in a 20-all draw at Coffs Harbour. [5]
Rakabula would later move to Geraldton, working as a scaffolder.[ citation needed]
Rakabula died in a motor vehicle accident in May 2017. [6] His former rugby club Geraldton Tiger Sharks play an annual match against Perth Bayswater in his honour. [7]