Kalione Nasoko
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Date of birth | 2 December 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Rugby Sevens Player | ||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kalione Nasoko MOF [1] (born 2 December 1990) is the current captain of the Fiji national rugby sevens team to the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship and the 2018 Dubai Sevens.[2] Nasoko was awarded player of the final at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens Tournament[3] where Fiji beat the South Africa Sevens Team 22-0.[4] Nasoko made his debut for Fiji at the 2016 Dubai Sevens.[5]
Early life[]
Nasoko grew up on the Island of Yawa Levu,[6] an island formed on a volcanic ridge at the southern tip of the Yasawa group of Islands in Fiji. Nasoko's early education was at Ratu Naivalu Memorial School, the only school on Waya Island, a two-hour trek along mountainous terrain.[7]
Awards and honours[]
- A Part of 2017-18 Hamilton 7s Winning Team (Gold Medalist)
- A Part of 2017-18 Vancouver 7s Winning Team (Gold Medalist)
- A Part of 2017-18 Singapore 7s Winning Team (Gold Medalist)
- A Part of 2017-18 Hong Kong 7s Winning Team (Gold Medalist)
- A Part of 2017-18 London 7s Winning Team (Gold Medalist)
- Player of the Final 2017 Hong Kong Sevens[8]
- 2016-17 HSBC World Series Dream Team
- 2017-18 HSBC World Series Dream Team
- 2017-18 Commonwealth Silver Medalist
- 2018 Medal of the Order of Fiji
References[]
- ^ worldrugby.org. "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Nasoko Leads In Dubai | Fiji Sun". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ^ Limited, Communications Fiji. "Fiji wins Hong Kong 7s title after thumping South Africa". Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Hong Kong Sevens: Fiji blow South Africa away to win third title in a row". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "Nasoko ready to fight for spot". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ VAVEL.com (2017-04-09). "Nasoko double helps Fiji claim third straight Hong Kong Sevens title". VAVEL. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Fiji national rugby union team
- People from Yasawa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Fiji
- Rugby sevens players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for Fiji
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Olympic rugby sevens players of Fiji