David Palavi
| Date of birth | 19 March 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | St Kevin's College Erindale College | ||||||||||||||||
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David Palavi (born 19 March 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.[1]
Born to Tongan parents, Palavi attended St Kevin's College in Melbourne and played in their first XV at age 15, before taking up a scholarship to finish his schooling at Canberra's Erindale College.[2]
An openside flanker and hooker, Palavi played 22 matches with the ACT Brumbies in Super 12, including the 2004 final win over the Crusaders. He played in the Canberra Vikings team which won three successive Queensland Premier Rugby titles and in 2005 served as club captain. A neck injury caused him to retire in 2007.[3]
Palavi received a nine-month suspended sentence in 2007 for two separate instances of assault, including an assault on police. He was also ordered to undergo alcohol counselling by the ACT Magistrates Court.[4][5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Brumbies upset at Palavi citing". NZ Herald. 4 April 2005.
- ^ "Union puts in the hard yards". The Age. 27 July 1997.
- ^ "Brumbies hooker Palavi retires". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 2007.
- ^ "Rugby player in court on assault charge". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 2007.
- ^ "Former Brumbies hooker ordered to seek counselling". ABC News. 4 April 2007.
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- 1979 births
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- Australian rugby union players
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- Rugby union players from Melbourne
- ACT Brumbies players
- Canberra Vikings players
- People educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne
- People educated at Erindale College
- Australian people convicted of assault
- Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent