Mosese Voka

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Mosese Voka
Birth nameMosese Voka
Date of birth (1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 38)
Place of birthNaibalebale, Viwa, Yasawa
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight16 st 3 lb (227 lb; 103 kg)
SchoolLelean Memorial School
St Thomas High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Back row
Current team Fijian Latui
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
20172018 Fijian Drua 16 (10)
2019 Fijian Latui ()
Correct as of 7 September 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Fiji 8 (0)
Correct as of 7 September 2019

Mosese Voka (born 7 June 1985) [1] is a Fijian rugby player for Fijian Latui in Global Rapid Rugby and the Fijian national team. His primary position is back row.

In August 2019 he was named in Fiji's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [2]

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References

  1. "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. "'They must not let this opportunity slip by': Fiji's official World Cup squad has been announced". RugbyPass. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.