Noa Nakaitaci

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Noa Nakaitaci
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Birth nameNoa Seru Nakaitaci
Date of birth (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Lautoka, Fiji
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 5 lb; 215 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Toulon
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Lautoka RFC ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2018
2018–2023
2023-
Clermont
Lyon
Toulon
130
83
1
(220)
(110)
(0)
Correct as of 18 October 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009
2015–
Fiji U20
France
5
15
(20)
(10)
Correct as of 10 December 2019

Noa Seru Nakaitaci (born 11 July 1990) is a Fiji-born rugby union player who plays for the France national rugby union team. His position is wing and he currently plays for Toulon in the Top 14.

He began his career in Fiji before moving to Clermont in 2011. He was selected to play for France in 2013 against the All Blacks.

Noa was raised in Lautoka and in 2009, he was picked by the Lautoka Rugby coach to join Lautoka from the Lautoka under-23 team and into the main team. He also captained the Fiji Schoolboys to Samoa for the FORU championships that year where they won, beating the hosts Samoa. He played for Lautoka for a short while before getting a contract to play in France.

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References

  1. "Rugby World Cup". Archived from the original on 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2015-10-06.