Josaia Raisuqe
Birth name | Josaia Wini Raisuqe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 July 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Naitasiri , Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josaia Wini Raisuqe (born 22 July 1994) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He played wing for French
Career
Early career
Wini was born in Lutu, Naitasiri and he took up rugby at a very young age. He dreamed of playing for the Fiji 7's team and it came to fruition when the then Fiji 7's coach Ben Ryan spotted him playing in the Martintar and Marist 7's and selected him for the Fiji 7's team for the 2015 Hong Kong Sevens.[2] He played in 5 tournaments for Fiji scoring 14 tries but in July 2015, French Top 14 side, Stade Français signed him up for the 2015–16 Top 14 season.[3]
Stade Français
He made his debut on October 31 against
Controversy
On July 22, 2017, he decided to celebrate his birthday drinking at a club along with teammate, Waisea Nayacalevu. They both left the club intoxicated and on the way they met a woman, Raisuqe grabbed the woman and physically molested her by fondling her breasts. Her friends tried to help but both Raisuqe and Nayacalevu punched them. Raisuqe and Nayacalevu were picked up by police at around 3am and spent the whole day in jail.[10] They were taken to court two days later and a trial date was set for 29 November.
On 18 August,
Return to rugby
In September 2017, he was picked up by
In January 2021, after winning a tough game against Béziers (30-25), he lifted the referee in the extra time and got sent off. He was subsequently banned for 5 weeks for that incident. As of today, Raisuqe has 10 yellow cards and 5 red cards to his name in french rugby as well as a yellow card he collected when playing with the Fiji 7's team.
Honours
Personal
- Rugby Pro D2 top try scorer: 2018–19(15 tries)
References
- ^ http://www.worldrugby.org/sevens-series/player/55094
- ^ "Wini's dream comes true – Fiji Times Online". fijitimes.com. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Conduit, Rox (2 July 2015). "FBC News". fbc.com.fj. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "REPORT: Raisuqe brace helps Stade complete Treviso double". epcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "REPORT: 14-man Stade see off Munster". epcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Disciplinary hearing decision: Josaia Raisuqe". epcrugby.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
suspended for 15 weeks
- ^ "REPORT: 14-man Stade end Ospreys' European dream". epcrugby.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
after cynically entering a ruck from the side
- ^ Southcombe, Matthew (3 April 2017). "Stade Francais winger cited for stamping on Keelan Giles". walesonline. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Stade Francais' Josaia Raisuqe receives 10-week ban for stamping". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Fijian pair face trial after alleged drunken sex assault". Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
picked up by police at around 3am
- ^ "BREAKING: Stade Francais player sacked for 'gross misconduct'". rugbypass.com. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
gross misconduct
- ^ Rédaction. "Transferts : Josaia Raisuqe, licencié du Stade Français, rejoint Nevers". L'ÉQUIPE. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
Nevers
- ^ "RUGBY PRO D2 : STATISTIQUES DÉTAILLÉES". Ligue Nationale de Rugby. 26 May 2019.
External links
- Josaia Raisuqe at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Josaia Raisuqe at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series(archived)