Reapi Ulunisau

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Reapi Ulunisau
Date of birth (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994 (age 30)
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023–Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1 (20)
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2021–PresentFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 64 (274 points)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Reapi Ulunisau (born 2 November 1994) is a Fijian rugby player. She represents Fiji internationally in rugby sevens and fifteens. She won a bronze medal at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

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Rugby career

2021

Ulunisau competed in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the event. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

2022

Ulunisau was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [8] [9] [10] [11] She also competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [12]

2023–2024

Ulunisau was named in the Fijiana fifteens team for the 2023 Oceania Rugby Women's Championship. [13] [14] She made her test debut against Papua New Guinea on 26 May at Gold Coast, Queensland, she scored four tries in her sides 77–0 victory. [15] [16]

She represented Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [17] [18]

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References

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  15. "Debutant full-backs shine on opening day of Oceania Rugby Women's Championship". www.world.rugby. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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