Tomasi Naidole (1930 – 2005) was a Fijian rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played as a wing.
Birth name | Tomasi Naidole | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 July 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yako, Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 2005 (aged 74–75) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | England[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 3 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Naidole started his career in rugby union, representing the Fiji national team between 1954 and 1959. In 1964, he moved to England and switched codes to play rugby league for Huddersfield.
His two sons, Joe and Tom, also went on to play rugby league at Huddersfield.[1]