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Bui Baravilala

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Bui Baravilala
Full nameAkalaini Baravilala
Date of birth (1991-07-12) July 12, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthHonolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–present United States
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
United States

Akalaini "Bui" Baravilala (born July 12, 1991) is an American rugby union player. She plays for the United States women's national rugby sevens team and the United States women's national rugby union team. She was a squad member of the United States national rugby union team to the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[1] She was selected for the United States sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Baravilala attended Radford High School in Honolulu and played volleyball and basketball.[4] She is of iTaukei descent from Fiji.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Release, Press (July 8, 2014). "USA's Women's World Cup Squad Named". www.rugbytoday.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "BARAVILALA Akalani". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Wise, Chad (July 18, 2016). "Get to know Team USA's Women's Rugby Sevens squad". USA Rugby.org. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Scheuring, Ian (July 22, 2016). "Hawaii's Baravilala readies for rugby's return at 2016 Olympic Games". Hawaii News Now.com. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  5. ^ Cama, Akuila (July 2016). "Durutalo and Baravilala named in USA 7s team to Rio". Fiji One.tv. Archived from the original on July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
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