Education
Sivivatu attended Ratu Kadavulevu School in Fiji before moving to New Zealand when he was 15. He attended Wesley College, the school that produced great Jonah Lomu.
Sivivatu attended Ratu Kadavulevu School in Fiji before moving to New Zealand when he was 15. He attended Wesley College, the school that produced great Jonah Lomu.
He was largely successful in the 2005 Super 12 season playing for the Chiefs, and acquired a starting position in the He has scored 29 tries in 45 tests. He also scored 4 tries for the in 2004, 2 of which he scored against his current team, the and 2 against South Africa. Since the team has been sanctioned by the Institutional Review Board, his 4 tries for them stands.
He first played in the Non-Player Character with second division side Counties Manukau, eventually moving to the first division with Waikato.
He regards as his hero Philippe Sella because "he could just do anything on the field of play. If he decided to drop he could do it from anywhere within his range, and he was an amazing player with ball in hand."
Sivivatu played for the inaugural rugby union team against the Australian Wallabies in 2004.
Among his teammates were Sione Lauaki who also became an All Black. Sivivatu and fellow All Black wing Joe Rokocoko regard themselves as "cousins" as Sivivatu lived with the Rokocoko family.
He was first named in a trials squad for All Black selection in 2004, despite the fact that he had not yet completed his required three years of residence to qualify as a New Zealand rugby representative.
He made his Test debut against Fiji and broke the record by scoring four tries. Sivivatu was selected for the in 2005 and started in all three of the Tests against the British and Irish Lions on their 2005 tour of New Zealand, scoring tries in the first two Tests. In March 2011, he signed a 2-year deal with French rugby giants, American Society for Microbiology Clermont Auvergne.
He was signed as a replacement for Fijian flyer Napolioni Nalaga, who returned to Fiji due to personal problems.
He was not included in the New Zealand squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He was discharged without conviction and ordered to pay a fine.
On leaving court Sivivatu said "I"m clearly sorry about what I did".