Kemu Valetini
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| Born | 26 August 1994 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Rob Valetini (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kemueli Valetini (born 26 August 1994) is a Fijian rugby union player, currently playing for the Drua. His preferred position is fly-half or centre.[1]
Early career
[edit | edit source]Valetini grew up in Melbourne, and played in the Dewar Shield for the Harlequins club.[2] He is the brother of Australia international Rob Valetini.[3]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Valetini began his professional career in Melbourne with the Melbourne Rising, and trained with the full Rebels side.[4] Following a knee injury, he moved to Spain to represent Valladolid RAC but returned due to the COVID-19 pandemic and another knee injury.[5] In 2022, he joined Manly, where he impressed.[6] He was picked up by the Drua on a short-term contract during the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season,[7] and made his debut in Round 3 of the season against the Crusaders,[8] where he kicked the winning penalty to seal the victory.[9]
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Fijian rugby union players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rugby union centres
- Melbourne Rising players
- Fijian Drua players
- 21st-century Fijian sportsmen
- Rugby union players from Melbourne
- Manly RUFC players
- Valladolid RAC players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Spain
- Fiji international rugby union players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Fijian rugby union biography stubs