Ilikena Bolakoro

Ilikena Cina Bolakoro (born 22 August 1987) is a Fijian former professional rugby union player.

Ilikena Bolakoro

Full name	Ilikena Cina Bolakoro
Date of birth	(1987-08-22) 22 August 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Suva, Fiji
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	222 lb (101 kg)
School	Suva Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Wing Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–12 Biarritz Olympique 84 (70) 2012–16 Colomiers Rugby 94 (60) 2016–17 SA XV Charente 25 (20) 2017–21 USON Nevers 59 (10) 2021–24 US Dax 48 (15) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–11 Fiji 2 (0)

Biography

Bolakoro was educated at Suva Grammar School and represented Fiji at the 2006 Under 19 World Championship.^[1]

Based in France through his career, Bolakoro got signed by Biarritz as a schoolboy and when he arrived at the club in 2006 stayed with their winger Sireli Bobo, who had helped recruit him.^[2] He won a European Challenge Cup title in his final year with Biarritz in 2012, then moved on to Colomiers, where Fiji lock Wame Lewaravu would be a teammate. In 2016, Bolakoro was signed by SA XV Charente and took part in the club's inaugural season in the Pro D2. He played for USON Nevers from 2017 to 2021, before rounding out his career with three seasons at US Dax.^[1]

Bolakoro was capped twice for Fiji, appearing first as a centre against Samoa in the 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup, then winning his second cap as a winger against the same opponent in the 2011 edition of the tournament.^[3]

See also

• List of Fiji national rugby union players