Rusila Nagasau (born 4 August 1987) is a Fijian rugby union player. She plays rugby sevens for Fiji and was also a representative soccer player.[1] She was included in the squad for the 2016 France Women's Sevens.[2]
| Date of birth | 4 August 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
Nagasau was instrumental in Fiji qualifying for the 2016 Olympics when she scored four tries in the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship final against Samoa.[3] She was named in the sevens squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside cousin and captain Ana Maria Roqica.[4][5][6]
Nagasau represented Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7][8] She won a bronze medal at the event.[9][10][11]
Nagasau was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to her island in February 2022.[12] She was later a part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[13][14][15][16] In September she captained the team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[17]
Nagasau was named on the bench in the warm up match against Canada ahead of the World Cup.[18][19] She was selected for the Fijiana squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[20][21]
References edit
- ^ "Rusila Doesn't Take Her Talent For Granted". FOX SPORTS PULSE. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ Ratuva, Anasilini (26 May 2016). "Fijiana Continue Olympic Build Up". Fiji Sun.com.fj. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ "Team Fiji Womens Rugby Qualifies For Olympics". FOX SPORTS PULSE. 2015. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ "Fiji 7s squads for Rio 2016 announced". Pacific Islands News Association. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ "Rio Olympics: Fiji Sevens Teams Announced". Fiji Rugby.com. 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ Malo, Maciu (15 November 2015). "Cousins lead Fijiana in NZ". Fiji Times.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". RNZ. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal". RNZ. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ Deo, Rohit (2021-07-31). "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games". www.world.rugby. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "The Queen's Baton Relay in Fiji". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji". ESPN.com. 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-31). "Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ "Canada ready for World Cup after win over Fiji". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
- ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-09-21). "Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
- ^ Mockford, Sarah (2022-09-21). "Fiji Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
External links edit
- Rusila Nagasau at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- Rusila Nagasau at Olympics.com
- Rusila Nagasau at Olympedia
- Rusila Nagasau at the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series (archived)
- Rusila Nagasau at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
