Dranivesi Baleiwai (born 17 April 1964) is a Fijian former rugby union footballer, he played as hooker.
Career
He played for the Nadi provincial team.
His official debut for Fiji was during a test match against Japan, in Tokyo, on 4 March 1989, which ended in a 32-6 victory for the Fijians, where Baleiwai started as a substitute, replacing Alipate Rabitu at the 76th minute.[2] On 5 December 1990, he played as a starting member during an away match against Hong Kong, in Hong Kong. Before that, he was also capped during the match against New South Wales on 9 April 1989.[3]
Baleiwai also played during the test match against England, in Lautoka, on 16 July 1991, where Fiji defeated England 27-13.[4] He was also part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster, where he played all of the three pool stage matches, with the match against Romania, at Brive-la-Gaillarde being his last international cap.
In 2017, Baleiwai was appointed as vice-chairman of the Nausori Cowboys, a rugby league club previously known as Nausori Bulldogs which ceased to exist and was revived in 2013.[6]