Filipo Nakosi
Appearance
Birth name | Filipo Nakosi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 6 lb (216 lb; 98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Josua Tuisova (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Filipo Nakosi (born 8 April 1992)
Career
Nakosi began his career in his native
His impressive performances saw Agen make him a permanent signing at the end of the season with a two-year contract.Toulon to join his brother Josua Tuisova,[6] before allowing him to remain at Agen for a further season on loan.[7]
After playing only one season for Toulon Nakosi moved on again to Castres Olympique in the summer of 2019.[8]
In August 2019 he was named in Fiji's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[9]
References
- ^ "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Proud moment for dad Ratulevu". Fiji Sun. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Filipo Nakosi to play in France". Northland Age. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Top 14 - Agen: L'ailier Filipo Nakosi rejoint le SUA en joker médical". RugbyRama (in French). 13 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Agen : Nakosi jusqu'en 2018". rugby365.fr (in French). 26 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "L'ailier agenais Nakosi signe à Toulon". La Depeche (in French). 9 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Le SU Agen officialise le prêt de Filipo Nakosi par le RC Toulon". La Depeche (in French). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Fijian winger Filipo Nakosi 'to follow brother Josua Tuisova out of Toulon exit door'". RugbyPass. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "'They must not let this opportunity slip by': Fiji's official World Cup squad has been announced". RugbyPass. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
External links
- Filipo Nakosi at ESPNscrum
- Filipo Nakosi at ItsRugby.co.uk