Date of birth | 27 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Tavua, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
School | James Cook High School | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Akuila Rokolisoa (born 27 June 1995) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a back. Born in Fiji, he represents New Zealand at international level after qualifying on residency grounds. [1]
Rokolisoa made his All Blacks Sevens debut at the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens. [2]
Rokolisoa was named in the All Blacks Sevens squad for the 2018 Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco where he scored a crucial try in the final to see New Zealand take Gold. He was also named in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [3] [4] He won a bronze medal at the event. [5] [6] He featured for New Zealand at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [7] [8] He won a silver medal after his side lost to Fiji in the gold medal final. [9] [10] [11]
He is the current leading point scorer in the 2022-23 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. He competed for New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [12] [13]
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