He represented the Fijian national rugby union team before turning professional with the Rochdale Hornets and Bradford Northern in England.

Levula, who had an unorthodox high knee action and his exceptionally long strides represented Fiji in the 1960s.

In 1951, over 3000 fans came to Buckhurst Park to see the final between Suva and the Northern District.

He made his début for Fiji at fly-half and he scored a brace of tries against the Māori All Blacks to beat them 21–14[3] for which he received a New Zealand Rugby honour of being nominated as ‘Player of the Year'.

[2] In 1961, he defied the FRU when he left rugby union and went to England to join the Rochdale Hornets rugby league team with fellow Fijian Orisi Dawai, and later joined by Fijians Voate Drui and Laitia Ravouvou.