Sireli Maqala

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Sireli Maqala
Date of birth (2000-03-21) March 21, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birthFiji
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021- Bayonne 21 (35)
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Medal record
Representing Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
Men's rugby sevens
Summer Olympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Sireli Maqala (born 20 March 2000) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays rugby sevens for Fiji 7s.

Maqala was selected in the Fijian squad for the 2021 Oceania Sevens Championship, a warm-up tournament prior to the 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] In July 2021, he was named in the Fijian squad for the rugby seven tournament at the Olympics. [2]

Maqala was part of the Fiji sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Fiji name Sevens squad that gives glimpse of team they'll send to Olympics". Rugby Pass. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. "Fiji name squad to defend the Olympic Games sevens gold medal in Tokyo". Rugby Pass. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-01). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-04.