Ben Nakubuwai


Petero Benjamin "Ben" Nakubuwai is a Fiji international rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.
Nakubuwai played for the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL, and was a member of Fiji's squad for the 2017 World Cup.

Background

Nakuwabi was born in Leeton, New South Wales, Australia to Fijian parents Pio and Eseta. His father, then known as Pio Kubuwai, was a dual-code rugby international for Fiji during the 1990s, and is known as one of the pioneers of rugby league in Fiji.
Nakubuwai grew up playing rugby union from the age of eight for the Leeton Phantoms, and later took up rugby league at a junior level at age fourteen, playing for the Yanco-Wamoon Hawks and Bidgee Hurricanes. Having been spotted by the Melbourne Storm, Nakubwai moved to Melbourne after completing his Higher School Certificate to play in their S. G. Ball Cup team.

Playing career

Early career

Nakubuwai joined Melbourne's National Youth Competition team in 2015, playing 42 matches over two seasons. He made his international debut for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in May 2016. In December 2016, Nakubuwai signed with the Gold Coast Titans.

2017

Nakubuwai spent most of the 2017 season playing for one of the Titans' feeder clubs, the Tweed Heads Seagulls, in the Queensland Cup. He was called upon to play two NRL matches for the Titans at the end of the season.
On 29 November 2017, it was revealed Nakubuwai had signed a two-year deal to join English side Salford Red Devils in the Super League.