Sireli Bobo
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isireli Bobo (born 28 January 1976), is a Fijian rugby union footballer.
Early career
Early in his career, he played for Grupo Dramático e Sportivo Cascais, a Portuguese team. He was in the Nawaqavesi 7s and was subsequently picked to play at the
He returned to Fiji for the 2002 season and went on to captain the sevens side in 2003, as well as becoming a try-scoring machine; scoring 22 in just three tournaments.
2003–2010
He subsequently signed with
He made his international debut for
He scored a try for Biarritz Olympique in the 2005–06 Heineken Cup final against Munster, though Biarritz eventually lost the final 23 points to 19. However, Biarritz made it to the final of the 2005–06 Top 14 as well, and were victorious against Toulouse, with Bobo scoring one of Biarritz's tries. He finished the season as Biarritz's top try scorer, and second in the overall competition. In 2007 Bobo signed for Racing Métro and was called up -as a reserve- to the Fiji 2007 Rugby World Cup squad, playing in the quarter final loss to the eventual winners South Africa.[citation needed]
2010–present
In June 2013, he heeded the call of his nation by joining the team for the
On 14 June 2014, he became the oldest player ever to represent Fiji when he ran onto the field at 38 years and 137 days old against Tonga.[citation needed]
He left Japan and joined Top 14 side La Rochelle in late 2014. After a successful season, he retired from Rugby at the end of the season only to be recalled again by Top 14 Giants, Toulon as a 'medical joker' for the duration of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in which he scored 3 tries in 5 games and on 1 November, newly promoted club Pau signed him on from Toulon for the remainder of the 2015–16 Top 14 season.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "FrenchRugbyClub Racing-Métro 92 squad". FrenchRugbyClub.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ Fijian flyer Bobo signs new deal
External links
- Sireli Bobo at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Sireli Bobo at ESPNscrum
- Sireli Bobo at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Fiji profile
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