Filipo Daugunu
Fijian-born Australian professional rugby union player
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Filipo Suraki Daugunu (born 4 March 1995) is a rugby union player who plays for the Reds in the Super Rugby Pacific competition. His position of choice is wing.[1] Fijian-born, Daugunu moved to Australia in 2016 at the age of 20 to pursue a professional sporting career. He was selected to play international rugby for Australia in October 2020.[2]
 Daugunu during a match representing Queensland Country, September 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Filipo Suraki Daugunu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 March 1995 Labasa, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Labasa Sangam College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
Daugunu started his sporting career playing football for his local district football team, Labasa Football. He played both as a goalkeeper and a striker, and became a regular in the Labasa team in 2013.
In 2015, Daugunu gave up an association football career to play rugby union,[3] representing Fiji Under-20 at the World Rugby Junior Trophy in Portugal.[4] He was involved with the Fiji 7s program in 2016,[3] but opted out of joining the team to play on the world circuit.[5] He moved to Brisbane, Australia and began playing club rugby there.[5]
Daugunu gained significant attention in Queensland Premier Rugby after scoring sixty-six points from eleven appearances for Wests Bulldogs in 2017. After helping Wests to their first finals appearance in ten years, losing 24–22 to Sunnybank in the semi-finals, he was recruited to play in the National Rugby Championship (NRC) for Queensland Country.
Daugunu scored seventy-one points in just eight appearances for Queensland Country on the way to club's first national title. He scored a hat-trick of tries in the final against the Canberra Vikings which was instrumental to Country's 42–28 win.[6][7]
Super Rugby
Because of his performances in the NRC, the Queensland Reds signed him in late 2017 to join their squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season.[8][9]
In 2024, Filipo joined Melbourne Rebels. He returned to the Reds for the 2025 season on a one-year contract.[10]
International tries
As of 20 November 2021[11]
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 |  New Zealand |
Wellington, New Zealand | Sky Stadium | 2020 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 11 October 2020 | Draw | 16–16 |
| 2 |  Wales |
Cardiff, Wales | Principality Stadium | 2021 Autumn Nations Series | 20 November 2021 | Loss | 29–28 |
Super Rugby statistics
- As of 24 June 2023[12]