| Born | Aisea Tuilevu Kurimudu (1972-07-13)13 July 1972 (age 53) Sigatoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aisea Tuilevu Kurimudu (born 13 July 1972 in Sigatoka) is aFijianrugby union footballer. He has representedthe national team on numerous occasions, including at the2003 Rugby World Cup inAustralia. He has also played for theHighlanders andBlues in the internationalSuper 12 competition, as well as Otago, Waikato and North Harbour in theNational Provincial Championship inNew Zealand.[citation needed]
After playing for Fiji at theHong Kong 7s, he went on to make his Test debut for Fiji againstSouth Africa in 1996 inPretoria. He established himself in Fiji's starting lineup and featured in the qualifying games for the1999 Rugby World Cup inWales. He next played for Fiji in July 2003 and was then included in their2003 Rugby World Cup squad, playing three games during the tournament, in which he scored 2 tries against Japan, and famously set up his country's first try in the match against Scotland. He has represented Fiji in 38 times, scoring 29 tries. His usual position is on the wing.[citation needed]
He now coaches Nadroga, in Fiji, and is a selector for Fiji Rugby Union.[citation needed]
