Waisea Nacuqu

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Waisea Nacuqu
Date of birth (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 28)
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Notable relative(s)Pio Tuwai, Josua Tuisova (cousins)
Occupation(s)Rugby Sevens Player
Rugby union career
Current team Fiji Rugby Sevens
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Fiji 7s
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Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team competition

Waisea Nacuqu[1] (born 24 May 1993) is a Fiji national rugby sevens team player. Nacuqu is known as "game breaker"[2] has on many occasions scored match winning tries. He is well known for his speed and scoring tries.

Early life and education[]

Nacuqu is from Votua village near the township of Ba near the bank of Ba River where he often fishes.[3] He refused to go back to school after Class 7 at Votua Catholic School and played Soccer for Tavua and rugby for the Westfield Tokatoka Barbarians in Nadi. He also scored the winning try in the 2014 Tokyo sevens final against South Africa .[4]

He is a cousin for Former Fiji 7's player Pio Tuwai and current Flying Fijian, Josua Tuisova.

Awards and honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ worldrugby.org. "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  2. ^ "'WISE' – MAN TO WATCH | Fiji Sun". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  3. ^ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  4. ^ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  5. ^ worldrugby.org. "Waisea Nacuqu wins HSBC Player of the Final in Singapore". Retrieved 2018-11-17.

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