'Lion Tamer' Racika Honoured
He played for the national rugby team and scored a try when they beat the British Lions 25-21 at Buckhurst Park, Suva, in 1977.
Sunday 01 March 2020 | 00:50
From left: Fiji Rugby Union chairman Francis Kean, Emelini Racika with husband and Fiji Rugby Union Hall of Fame recipient Atonio Racika during the FRU awards at Suva’s Grand Pacific Hotel last night. More on award >P32. Photo: Kelera Sovasiga
Legendary Fijian rugby hooker Atonio Racika was last night inducted into the Fiji Rugby Union Hall of Fame.
Racika received his award during the annual Fiji Rugby Union Awards at the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva.
He played for the national rugby team and scored a try when they beat the British Lions 25-21 at Buckhurst Park, Suva, in 1977.
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Earlier in 1970, Racika played for the national team that beat the Barbarians 29-9 at Kingston Park, Gosforth, in England.
That feat was only equalled last November with the Fiji Airways Flying Fijians’ 33-31 win at Twickenham, London, after a 49-year lapse.
Edited by Naisa Koroi
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