Career
He plays as a lock or flanker. In 2002, when he was still 21 when he made his test debut in the victory over Samoa, in Apia. His build makes him an ideal line-out jumper, but he is also equipped with speed to match most wingers.
Injury saw him miss the 2003 early-season trials and he did not feature in the warm-up matches against Australia or Tonga.
When Apenisa Naevo pulled up late in the first match of the New Zealand tour last August, Rawaqa was called up. In 2004 Rawaqa was selected in the Pacific Islanders team where he started all 3 test matches.
After an impressive showing for the Islanders he was offered a contract to play for Auckland but turned it down preferring to play for Japanese club World Fighting Bulletin. He has played at two world cups, 2003 and 2007 being part of the historical quarter-final reaching team
He was also part of Fiji"s 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens winning team
He is the elder brother of Fijian International Taniela Rawaqa who plays fullback for Fiji.