Masivesi Dakuwaqa

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Masivesi Dakuwaqa
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Personal information
Born (1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30)
Nadi, Fiji
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Wing
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016–17 Fiji sevens 49150075
Rugby league
Position Lock, Second-row, Prop, Centre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017– Canberra Raiders 00000
As of 8 May 2017
Medals
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

Masivesi Dakuwaqa [1] (born 14 February 1994) is a Fijian rugby footballer. [2] [3] Dakuwaqa formerly played rugby sevens for Fiji, including at the 2016 Summer Olympics and rugby league for the Canberra Raiders (Reserve grade) in the National Rugby League. He was representing Biarritz in the French D2 The player was fired from Biarritz Olympique Pays Basque after a biting incident with team mate Pierre Pàges which required of 20 stitches. The player was arrested by the police and should appear in court in May 2025.

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Rugby union

Dakuwaqa was born and raised in Wainibuku hart then moved to Nadi district, Fiji and he started his career playing rugby in the local 7's competition on Secala brothers. He played for the Tokatoka Westfield Dragons 7's Team. which is a Saunaka, Nadi-based rugby side that has bred a number of key rugby players for the island nation of Fiji. and Dakuwaqa was selected by Ben Ryan in 2015 to represent the Fiji sevens side, making his debut in the 2016 USA Sevens. [4] [5] Dakuwaqa returned to rugby union in 2019 playing for Western Force and then signed for Toulon prior to the 2019/20 season.

Rugby league

In May 2017 it was announced Dakuwaqa had switched codes to rugby league where he had signed to the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Stella Moresio (1 July 2016). "Dakuwaqa: Training Tough Every Day". Fiji Sun .
  2. ↑ Akuila Cama (28 March 2016). "Masivesi Dakuwaqa Can Go A Long Way – Eddie Waqa". Fiji One . Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Justine Mannan (15 March 2016). "Dakuwaqa In 3rd Spot With Six Tries". Fiji Sun .
  4. ↑ Kalesi Mele (11 April 2016). "Ruthless Dakuwaqa plays like 'shark god'". Fiji Times . Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Waisea Nasokia (18 January 2016). "Dakuwaqa Grateful For 7s Inclusion". Fiji Sun .
  6. ↑ "League Switch".
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