// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Waisea Nacuqu? A rugby player who's a big catch.
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| Born | 24 May 1993 Votua, Ba Province, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Pio Tuwai, Josua Tuisova (cousins) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rugby sevens player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Waisea Nacuqu[1] (/nəˈðʊŋɡuː, -θʊŋ-/ nə-THUUNG-goo, born 24 May 1993) is a Fiji national rugby sevens team player. Nacuqu is known as "game breaker" and has on many occasions scored match winning tries.[2] He is well known for his speed and scoring tries.
Early life
[edit]Nacuqu is from Votua village near the township of Ba near the bank of Ba River.[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.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Nacuqu scored the winning try in the 2014 Tokyo sevens final against South Africa.[4] He was part of the Fiji sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5][6][7] He later won a gold medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[8][9][10][11]
He was part of the Fijian side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[12][13][14]
Personal life
[edit]Nacuqu is a cousin for Former Fiji 7's player Pio Tuwai and current Flying Fijian, Josua Tuisova.[citation needed]
Awards and honours
[edit]- Player of the final 2018 Singapore Sevens[15]
References
[edit]- ↑ worldrugby.org. "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ↑ "'WISE' – MAN TO WATCH | Fiji Sun". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ↑ "Nacuqu's humble beginnings". Fiji Sun. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023 – via PressReader.
- ↑ "Fiji take Tokyo Sevens title". Al Jazeera. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Baleilevuka, Rusiate (2022-09-01). "Fiji Men's 7s World Cup squad named". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-22). "Gollings names Fiji Airways Fijian 7s extended squad for LA 7s and the World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ "Fiji wins men's title at South Africa 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens while Australia claim women's crown". olympics.com. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ Coetzee, Dylan (2022-09-12). "Rugby World Cup Sevens: Fiji and Australia claim gold in Cape Town". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ↑ Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ↑ "Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ↑ "Fiji claims Olympic silver medal after losing to France in rugby sevens final". ABC Pacific. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
- ↑ worldrugby.org. "Waisea Nacuqu wins HSBC Player of the Final in Singapore". Retrieved 2018-11-17.
External links
[edit]- Waisea Nacuqu at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Waisea Nacuqu at Olympedia
- Waisea Nacuqu at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
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