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Full name | Emosi Gabriel Tuqiri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 28 December 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Namatakula, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Marist College Ashgrove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Elia Tuqiri (father) Lote Tuqiri (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Emosi Tuqiri (born 28 December 2000) is a Fijian rugby union player, currently playing for the Drua. His preferred position is prop. [1]
Described as a rugby prodigy and potential future Wallaby, [2] Tuqiri studied and played Marist College Ashgrove and played for the Brothers rugby club in Brisbane.
Tuqiri is the son of former Brisbane Broncos and Waratahs player Elia Tuqiri, and the cousin of former Wallaby Lote Tuqiri. He is also related to Tevita Kuridrani, while also a relative of Noa Nadruku, Kirisi Kuridrani and Nemani Nadolo. [3]
After a spell in the Queensland Reds academy, Tuqiri was named as a squad member of the Melbourne Rebels in 2022. [4] Tuqiri signed with the Fijian Drua in October 2022, ahead of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season. [5] He made his Drua debut in Round 1 of 2023, against Moana Pasifika. [6]
In 2019, Tuqiri represented the Fiji U20 national side in the 2019 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [7]
Marist College Ashgrove is an independent Roman Catholic day and boarding primary and secondary school for boys, located in the northern Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove, in Queensland, Australia. The college caters for students from Year 5 to Year 12.
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