Waisea Nacuqu
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| Date of birth | 24 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Pio Tuwai, Josua Tuisova (cousins) | ||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby sevens player | ||||||||||||||||
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Waisea Nacuqu[1] (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.
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.
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]
Nacuqu is a cousin for Former Fiji 7's player Pio Tuwai and current Flying Fijian, Josua Tuisova.
Awards and honours
- Player of the final 2018 Singapore Sevens.[12]
References
- ^ 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. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. 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.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Waisea Nacuqu wins HSBC Player of the Final in Singapore". Retrieved 2018-11-17.
External links
- Waisea Nacuqu at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Waisea Nacuqu at Olympedia
- Waisea Nacuqu at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series(archived)
