Rusila Tamoi

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Rusila Tamoi
Date of birth (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 39)
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022 Fijiana Drua 5 (5)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–PresentFlag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 3 (0)
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
2011Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji

Rusila Tamoi (born 19 September 1984) is a Fijian rugby union and sevens player. She made her international debut for Fiji against Hong Kong, in the final 2017 Rugby World Cup Asia/Oceania Qualifier in Hong Kong. [1]

Biography

Tamoi was selected for the Fijiana Drua squad who were making their debut in the Super W competition. [2] She was in the starting line up as the Drua played their inaugural match against the Rebels. [3] [4] [5] She came off the bench In the second game against the Reds as the Drua recorded another win. [6] She was part of the team who faced the Waratahs and gave them their first defeat in the Super W. [7] [8] [9] She scored her first Super W try in the 52nd minute in the final game against the Brumbies. [10] She appeared in the Grand Final as the Drua met the Waratahs, they defeated them and won their first title. [11] [12]

Tamoi was named in the Fijiana team for two test matches against Australia and Japan in May 2022. [13] [14] She was in the starting line up in the Fijiana's Japan test. [15] She came off the bench in their 36–19 loss to Australia. [16] [17]

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