The NT Rugby community is rallying behind one of its most beloved and decorated figures following an incident on Friday, January 24, 2025.
Former Fijian international player and coach Setefano Cakaunivalu, 46, played for South Darwin in a Darwin A-Grade fixture against Casuarina at Skyring Rugby Park.
A GoFundMe page has been established to help support Cakaunivalu's family here.
After the match concluded, Cakaunivalu returned to South Darwin's Warren Park clubhouse on foot where he subsequently collapsed from a suspected heart attack.
Members of the South Darwin community on the scene responded quickly and performed CPR on Cakaunivalu while emergency services were called.
Cakaunivalu was taken to the Royal Darwin Hospital where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
The NT Rugby community requests that Cakaunivalu’s privacy is respected at this time.
