Lote Tuqiri (rugby union, born 1987)

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Lote Tuqiri
Date of birth (1987-11-12) 12 November 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Namatakula, Fiji
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Ratu Filise ()
Hakouh University ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2018 Kubota Spears 7 (0)
2018–2022 Kintetsu Liners 2 (10)
2022– Utsunomiya Volts ()
Correct as of 22 February 2021
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2011– Japan Sevens 29

Lote Tuqiri (born 12 November 1987 in Namatakula, Fiji) is a Japan international rugby union sevens player.

Contents

He is a cousin of his dual-international namesake. [1]

International

Tuqiri made his debut for Japan sevens in the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens.

Personal life

He studied business management in Hakuoh University. After he graduated, he was employed in Hokkaido and started playing for the Hokkaido Barbarians mainly as a centre.

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References

  1. "男子7人制日本代表メンバー(香港・オーストラリア遠征)". 日本ラグビー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 August 2016.