He is the elder brother of former
Fiji sevens rep,
Mika Leawere and
Sekove Leawere. He departed for New Zealand in 1996 and has made an excellent name for himself in
NPC Division Two with
East Coast, making 56 appearances and playing for the NZ Divisional XV against
Italy and
Ireland. He also played for the
Fiji Warriors against the
ACT Brumbies in 1997. He played for Nadroga and also represented the
Coastal Stallions in the
Colonial Cup. In October 2002, Leawere flew to Fiji to attend the national trials and won selection for the tour to Britain and Ireland, making his Test debut as a replacement against
Scotland. He scored his first test try in June 2004 when he twisted and turned his way through the
Samoan defense in
Suva. He was a member of the
Fiji team at the
2003 Rugby World Cup. In May 2007, he was chosen to be part of
Fiji team for the
2007 Pacific Nations Cup and later on co-captained the
Fiji team at the
2007 Rugby World Cup. In the 2007 World Cup he scored one of the tries as Fiji defeated
Wales to reach their first quarter final in 20 years. In August 2014, he joined the
National Federation Party to contest in the upcoming
elections. ==References==