Merevesi Ofakimalino

Date of birth	(1994-03-30) 30 March 1994
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2022 Fijiana Drua 4 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–Present  Fiji 5 (5)

Merevesi Fuga Ofakimalino (born 30 March 1994) is a Fijian rugby union player. She plays for Suva in the ANZ Marama Championship and for Fiji at an international level.^[1]

Rugby career

Ofakimalino made her international debut for Fiji against Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Oceania Championship.^[2][3][4] In December, she made an appearance for the Fijiana's again at the 2017 World Cup Repechage tournament against Japan and Hong Kong.^[5]

In 2022, Ofakimalino was selected for the Fijiana Drua squad for their Super W debut.^[6] She made her Super W debut against the Western Force in the third round of competition.^[7] She also featured against the Waratahs and the Brumbies in the final two rounds.^[8][9] She finally appeared in the Grand Final against the Waratahs as the Drua wrapped up a perfect season with their first title.^{[10][11][12][13]}

Ofakimalino was named in the Fijiana squad for two test matches against Australia and Japan in May.^[14][15] She came off the bench in the first test against Japan.^[16] She was in the starting line up in the second test against Australia.^[17][18]

Ofakimalino was recalled into the Fijiana squad for the 2022 Oceania Championship in New Zealand.^[19][20] She scored a try in the Fijiana's 152–0 annihilation of Papua New Guinea.^{[21][22][23][24]} She played in the test against Tonga which they won 34–7.^[25] In September she played in a warm up match against Canada.^[26] She was also named in the Fijiana squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.^[27]

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