Namatakula
village in Fiji
Namatakula (Fijian pronunciation: [namatakula]) is a village located in Fiji on the Coral Coast. The population is approximately 2,522.
Notable people
Namatakula is famous for producing rugby league and rugby union stars.
Dual code
Lote Tuqiri dual international
Noa Nadruku - Canberra Raiders player
Rugby union
Tevita Kuridrani Wallaby and ACT Brumbies and his cousins
Nemani Nadolo - Canterbury Crusaders, cousin of Tevita
Chris Kuridrani - Queensland Reds, cousin of Tevita
Before them, Isei Nasiganiyavi the father of Nemani and Chris played for the Reds in the 80s while Luke Erenavula played for the North Sydney Bears at around the same time as Noa Nadruku for the Canberra Raiders before moving across the Tasman to play for Counties Manukau and the New Zealand 7s team. Aisea Batibasaga and Elia Tuqiri from Namatakula also played for the Wallabies 7s team while another cousin Lote Tuqiri played for Japan.
Josh Tuqiri, nephew of Lote Tuqiri also hails from Namatakula. Josh is well known for his contributions in the GPS and Souths Rugby clubs.
“Namatakula” enters the record as village in Fiji. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Namatakula, village and Fiji can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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“Namatakula” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Namatakula, village and Fiji provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q26920. Authority coordinates are -18.229, 177.783. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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