Waisea Nacuqu
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.jpg) Nacuqu in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 May 1993 Votua, Ba Province, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Pio Tuwai, Josua Tuisova (cousins) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rugby sevens player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Waisea Nacuqu[1] (/nəˈðʊŋɡuː, -θʊŋ-/ nə-THUUNG-goo, 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.[citation needed]
Career
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]
He was part of the Fijian side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[12][13][14]
Personal life
Nacuqu is a cousin for Former Fiji 7's player Pio Tuwai and current Flying Fijian, Josua Tuisova.[citation needed]
