Josua Vakurunabili

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Josua Vakurunabili
Full nameJosua Vakurunabili
Date of birth (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 32)
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2017 - Fiji
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Cape Town Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team competition

Josua Vakurunabili (born 10 June 1992) is a Fijian rugby union player.

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Biography

Vakurunabili is from Vatukarasa Village in the Nadroga Navosa Province. He made his senior international debut at the London Sevens in 2017. He was named in the Dream Team at the 2019 Singapore Sevens tournament. He was named in the winning Fiji squad for the Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]

Vakurunabili was part of the Fiji sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4] [5] A month later, he won a gold medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

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  2. "Rugby Sevens VAKURUNABILI Josua". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. Prasad, Vashneel (1 August 2022). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  6. Baleilevuka, Rusiate (1 September 2022). "Fiji Men's 7s World Cup squad named". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  7. Prasad, Vashneel (22 August 2022). "Gollings names Fiji Airways Fijian 7s extended squad for LA 7s and the World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  8. "Fiji wins men's title at South Africa 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens while Australia claim women's crown". olympics.com. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. Coetzee, Dylan (12 September 2022). "Rugby World Cup Sevens: Fiji and Australia claim gold in Cape Town". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 18 September 2022.