Saiasi Fuli

Saiasi Fuli
Date of birth (1978-03-16) 16 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birthSuva, Fiji
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight198 lb (90 kg)
SchoolLelean Memorial School
UniversityUniversity of the South Pacific
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004 Fiji 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Team competition

Saiasi Fuli (born 16 March 1978) is a Fijian rugby union coach and former international player.

Biography

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A scrum-half, Fuli hails from the Suva suburb of Nabua and attended Lelean Memorial School. He captained their under-17s to a national title and after leaving school played rugby for Suva. In 2002, Fuli was a member of the Fiji rugby sevens team team, which won a silver medal at the Manchester Commonwealth Games. He played a 2004 Test match for the Fiji XV against Samoa in front of a home crown in Suva, coming on off the bench to earn his first cap.[1]

Fuli coached the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team to a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]

In 2021, Fuli was awarded a 50th Independence Medal for services to rugby.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Koroiwasa, Waisale (19 September 2014). "Fuli's steady rise to rugby glory". The Fiji Times.
  2. ^ Dart, Tom (31 July 2021). "Fluid Fiji defeat Team GB in Olympic rugby sevens bronze medal match". The Observer.
  3. ^ Curuqara, Paulini (27 October 2021). "Interim Fiji 7s coach Saiasi Fuli awarded the 50th Independence medal". The Fiji Times.
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