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 TEIVOVO.COM – FMF FLYING FIJIANS
Alifereti Doviverata (flanker)
Full name: Ro Alifereti Raivalita Doviverata
Club: Nasinu, Suva
Born: 14 June, 1976 in Suva
Father's village: Lomanikoro, Rewa
Mother's village: Ketei, Totoya, Lau
Height: 1m86 (6'1")
Weight: 117kg
Test debut: 1999 vs Spain in L'Aquila
FIJI:
39 caps 5 tries 25 pts (48 games 5 tries 25 pts)
PACIFIC ISLANDERS:
3 caps (5 games)
Hard-working, physical flanker who skippered Fiji at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. Doviverata's discipline saw him return in 2006 to add strength to the Fiji engine room when they defeated the heavier Samoans 23-20.
Having established himself in the Fiji 7s team, Doviverata made his full Test call-up on the tour to Italy just before the 1999 Rugby World Cup and was part of Fiji’s RWC squad that year.
"Dovi" then earned a regular starting place in the loose forwards under late coach Greg Smith in 2000-01. He took over as national 15s skipper for the November 2001 tour of Europe. Under Mac McCallion, Dovi cemented his place as No.8, and was named skipper against Tonga in July 2003, a position he retained for the World Cup.
A national schoolboy rep in 1993 and 1995, Dovi first played for the Fiji 7s team in 1996 before spending one season with Redruth in England. Travelling to Durban and Dubai for the opening two IRB 7s tournaments of the 2000-01 season, Dovi showed his strength with a thumping tackle on New Zealand’s Dallas Seymour that laid the Kiwi out cold.
Unlucky to miss out on a trip to the World Cup Sevens in 2001, Dovi returned for the Hong Kong and Shanghai tournaments that year and was named skipper for the Malaysia 7s. His power was also felt by Elton Flatley in June 2003 when a perfectly timed tackle in Fiji’s match against Queensland saw the Wallaby fly-half stretchered off.
Since March 2002, he has plied his trade in Japan with Yamaha, then Tokyo Gas.
Finished his contract with Tokyo Gas in 2007 and returned to skipper the FMF Flying Fijians against Samoa in Apia.
Fiji record:
1999
| 24 Aug |
v SPAIN at Stadio T Fattori in L'Aquila |
W
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39-20
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(+) |
2000
| 20 May |
v JAPAN at Chichibunomiya in Tokyo |
W
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47-22
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(-64) |
| 26 May |
v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa |
W
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25-22
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| 3 June |
v SAMOA at Apia Park in Apia |
L
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17-31
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(+) |
| 30 June |
v USA at Apia Park in Apia |
W
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37-21
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(+40) |
| 7 July |
v CANADA at Apia Park in Apia |
W
|
42-11
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(+40), T |
| 15 July |
v ITALY at Churchill Park in Lautoka |
W
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43-9
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(+40) |
2001
| 25 May |
v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa |
L
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26-31
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| 9 June |
v SAMOA at National Stadium in Suva |
L
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27-36
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| 16 June |
v TONGA at Churchill Park in Lautoka |
W
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25-20
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| 23 June |
v SAMOA at Apia Park in Apia |
W
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22-19
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| 4 July |
v CANADA at Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo |
W
|
52-23
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T |
| 7 Aug |
v SAMOA at Chichibunomiya in Tokyo |
W
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28-17
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| 7 Nov |
v Italy Regional XV in Milan |
w
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33-23
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* |
| 10 Nov |
v ITALY at Stadio di Monigo TV in Treviso |
L
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10-66
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(rc)* |
| 25 Nov |
v FRANCE at Stade Municipal in St Etienne |
L
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10-77
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* |
2002
| 1 June |
v SAMOA in Apia Park in Apia |
W
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17-16
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| 7 June |
v TONGA in Teufaiva Park in Nuku'alofa |
W
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47-22
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| 22 June |
v SAMOA at Prince Charles park in Nadi |
L
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12-22
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| 29 June |
v NEW ZEALAND at Westpac Trust in Wellington |
L
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18-68
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| 6 July |
v TONGA at Prince Charles Park in Nadi |
W
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47-20
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| 9 Nov |
v WALES at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff |
L
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14-58
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| 17 Nov |
v IRELAND at Lansdowne Rd in Dublin |
L
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17-64
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(-50), T |
2003
| 22 June |
v ACT Brumbies at Canberra Stadium in Canberra |
l
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25-26
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(-62) |
| 29 June |
v Queensland Reds at Ballymore Stadium in Brisbane |
w
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31-24
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(-68) |
| 4 July |
v TONGA at Prince Charles Park in Nadi |
W
|
34-31
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T |
| 11 July |
v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa |
L
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22-23
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* |
| 3 Aug |
v Canterbury Development at Rugby Park in Christchurch |
w
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46-17
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(-62) |
| 11 Oct |
v FRANCE at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane |
L
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18-61
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* |
| 15 Oct |
v USA at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane |
W
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19-18
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* |
| 23 Oct |
v JAPAN at Dairy Farmers Stadium in Townsville |
W
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41-13
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* |
| 1 Nov |
v SCOTLAND at Aussie Stadium in Sydney |
L
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20-22
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* |
2004
| 5 June |
v TONGA at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa |
W
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27-26
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| 12 June |
v SAMOA at National Stadium in Suva |
W
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29-3
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2005
| 2 Nov |
v NZ Div XV at Churchill Park in Lautoka |
w
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39-29
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(+54) |
| 11 Nov |
v WALES at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff |
L
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10-11
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| 26 Nov |
v ITALY at Stadio Brianteo in Monza |
L
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8-23
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2006
| 3 June |
v Junior All Blacks at National Stadium in Suva |
L
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17-35
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(-54) |
| 17 June |
v ITALY at Churchill Park in Lautoka |
W
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29-18
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(-60) |
| 24 June |
v SAMOA at National Stadium in Suva |
W
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23-20
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(+68)
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| 1 July |
v JAPAN at Nagai Stadium in Osaka |
W
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29-15
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(+57), T |
| 15 July |
v Australia A at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide |
l
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18-47
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(+61) |
| 22 July |
v Australia A at Olympic Park in Melbourne |
l
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9-80
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2007
| 19 May |
v SAMOA at Apia Park in Apia |
L
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3-8
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* |
| 26 May |
v JAPAN at Churchill Park in Lautoka |
W
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30-15
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* |
| 2 June |
v Junior All Blacks at National Stadium in Suva |
L
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8-57
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* |
| 9 June |
v AUSTRALIA at Subiaco Oval in Perth |
L
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0-49
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(-71), * |
| 16 June |
v TONGA at Churchill Park in Lautoka |
L
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15-21
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(+63) |
Pacific Islanders
2004
| 20 Jun |
v QLD XV at Ballymore in Brisbane |
w
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48-29
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| 25 Jun |
v NSW Waratahs at Aussie Stadium in Sydney |
w
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68-21
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| 3 Jul |
v AUSTRALIA at Adelaide Oval in Adelaide |
L
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14-29
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(-65) |
| 10 Jul |
v NEW ZEALAND at North Harbour Stadium in Albany |
L
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26-41
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(-70) |
| 17 Jul |
v SOUTH AFRICA at Express Advocate Stadium in Gosford |
L
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24-38
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| Key: |
T = try, C = conversion, P = penalty goal, DG = dropped goal, (+) = substitute, (-) replaced, rc = red card, yc = yellow card, * = captain
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Record by nation:
| Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
t |
c |
p |
dg |
pts |
| Australia |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Canada |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
| France |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Ireland |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
| Italy |
4 |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Japan |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
| NZ |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Samoa |
9 |
5 |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Spain |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Tonga |
9 |
6 |
- |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
| USA |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
| Wales |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Totals |
39 |
22 |
0 |
17 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
25 |
Other:
1993 – Fiji Schoolboys
1995 – Fiji Schoolboys
2001 – Fiji Warriors* v Northern Bulls1, Fiji Warriors* v Northern Bulls2, Fiji Barbarians* (t) v Australian Barbarians
Fiji 7s record:
1996 – Japan, Paris
1998 – Commonwealth Games (Kuala Lumpur)
2000 – Durban, Dubai
2001 – Hong Kong, Shanghai, Malaysia*, Japan*, World Games (Akita, Japan)
2002 – Chile, Argentina, Brisbane, Wellington
Teams:
1993-03 – Nasinu, Suva
Schools:
1990-93 – Queen Victoria School
1995 – Marist Brothers
Grew up in Vesida, Nasinu
Hobbies: Volleyball, soccer, tennis, listening to gospel music
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