Vereniki Goneva
Fijian rugby union player (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vereniki Goneva (born 5 April 1984) is a Fijian rugby union footballer who plays for Mont-de-Marsan in France's Pro D2, the second division. He plays as a centre or wing.
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Birth name | Vereniki Goneva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1984-04-05) 5 April 1984 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lautoka, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5.9 ft (1.79 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb; 225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Raijeli Katalau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Goneva made his debut in English rugby for Rotherham against Northampton Saints in the RFU Championship in the 2007–2008 season. He played for Leicester Tigers from 2012 to 2016, where he won the Aviva Premiership title,[1] before signing with Newcastle Falcons. He has been Premiership Rugby's top try scorer during two seasons.