Masivesi Dakuwaqa
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| Born | 14 February 1994 Nadi, Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Lock, Second-row, Prop, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 8 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Masivesi Dakuwaqa[1] (born 14 February 1994) is a Fijian rugby footballer.[2][3] Dakuwaqa formerly played rugby sevens for Fiji, including at the 2016 Summer Olympics and rugby league for the Canberra Raiders (Reserve grade) in the National Rugby League. He is currently representing Montpellier in the French Top 14.
Rugby union
[edit]Dakuwaqa was born and raised in Wainibuku hart then moved to Nadi district, Fiji and he started his career playing rugby in the local 7's competition on Secala brothers. He played for the Tokatoka Westfield Dragons 7's Team. which is a Saunaka, Nadi-based rugby side that has bred a number of key rugby players for the island nation of Fiji. and Dakuwaqa was selected by Ben Ryan in 2015 to represent the Fiji sevens side, making his debut in the 2016 USA Sevens.[4][5] Dakuwaqa returned to rugby union in 2019 playing for Western Force and then signed for Toulon prior to the 2019/20 season.
Rugby league
[edit]In May 2017 it was announced Dakuwaqa had switched codes to rugby league where he had signed to the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Stella Moresio (1 July 2016). "Dakuwaqa: Training Tough Every Day". Fiji Sun.
- ^ Akuila Cama (28 March 2016). "Masivesi Dakuwaqa Can Go A Long Way – Eddie Waqa". Fiji One. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ Justine Mannan (15 March 2016). "Dakuwaqa In 3rd Spot With Six Tries". Fiji Sun.
- ^ Kalesi Mele (11 April 2016). "Ruthless Dakuwaqa plays like 'shark god'". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ Waisea Nasokia (18 January 2016). "Dakuwaqa Grateful For 7s Inclusion". Fiji Sun.
- ^ "League Switch".
External links
[edit]- Masivesi Dakuwaqa at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Masivesi Dakuwaqa at ESPNscrum
- Masivesi Dakuwaqa at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Masivesi Dakuwaqa at Olympedia
- Masivesi Dakuwaqa at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Ro Dakuwaqa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Zimbio Bio
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Fiji international rugby sevens players
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Fijian rugby league players
- Fijian rugby union players
- Fijian rugby sevens players
- I-Taukei Fijian people
- Male rugby sevens players
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Fiji
- Olympic gold medalists for Fiji
- Olympic medalists in rugby sevens
- Rugby league forwards
- Rugby league players from Nadi
- Rugby union players from Nadi
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics