Sireli Maqala

Sireli Maqala

Date of birth	(2000-03-21) March 21, 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Fiji
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing, Fullback Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021– Bayonne 53 (85) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2022– Fiji 9 (5) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2021–   Fiji
Medal record Representing   Fiji Men's rugby sevens Summer Olympics 2020 Tokyo Team competition Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Sireli Maqala (born 20 March 2000) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays for Bayonne in the French Top 14 and for Fiji.

Rugby sevens

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 sevens at the Olympics which would go on to win a gold medal. ^[2]

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

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.

External links

• Sireli Maqala at European Professional Club Rugby
• Sireli Maqala at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Sireli Maqala at Olympedia