Aminiasi Naituyaga

Aminiasi Naituyaga

Date of birth	(1973-06-23)23 June 1973
Date of death	3 June 2002(2002-06-03) (aged 28)
Place of death	Sigatoka River, Fiji
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	216 lb (98 kg)
School	Sigatoka Mission School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / No. 8 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997 Fiji 4 (0)

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".[1] 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.[2] His son, also named Aminiasi, was a Fiji under-20s representative.[3]

Death

Naituyaga died of drowning in 2002 while attempting to cross the Sigatoka River after a training session.[4]

See also

• List of Fiji national rugby union players

References

1. "Steel Of A Man In Mini". Fiji Sun. 18 September 2008.
2. Rakoko, Kameli (17 May 2015). "The new Steelman". The Fiji Times.
3. "Naituyaga Junior hopes to carry on father's legacy". Fiji Village. 16 May 2014.
4. "Fijian flanker feared drowned". BBC News. 8 March 2002.

External links

• Aminiasi Naituyaga at ESPNscrum