Alasio Naduva

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Alasio Sovita Naduva[1] MOF (born 25 June 1990) plays as a winger in the Fiji national rugby sevens team. He helped the Fiji Sevens side to win their fourth World Rugby Sevens Series in the 2018-19 season. Naduva made his debut in the 2017-18 HSBC World Sevens Series and has quickly established himself as one of the fastest players, hitting a top speed of 36 km per hour suggesting that he is one of the world's fastest rugby players.[2]

Alasio Sovita Naduva
Date of birth (1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 (age 31)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb)
Occupation(s)Rugby Sevens Player
Rugby union career
Current team Rugby Sevens Player
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Fiji 7s

Early life[]

Naduva is a native of Naweni in the Cakudrove Province in Fiji.[3]

Awards and honours[]

  • Player of the final Hamilton Sevens[4]

References[]

  1. ^ worldrugby.org. "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  2. ^ "WATCH: Fiji's Naduva timed top speed shows he's as fast as Carlin Isles | Rugby Onslaught". Rugby Onslaught. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  3. ^ "Naduva ready for national sevens team challenge". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
  4. ^ worldrugby.org. "Naduva named HSBC Player of the Final for Hamilton". Retrieved 2018-11-16.
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