Daniel Rudolph Yakopo (born 29 June 1988), known as “Dan”, is an Australian

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player. He played for the n sevens team and made his debut at the 2010 England Sevens where Australia defeated in the final 19-14. Yakopo returned from injury to play at the 2012 Wellington Sevens. He is currently coach of the

Carey Baptist Grammar School Carey Baptist Grammar School, commonly known as Carey, is an Independent school, independent and co-educational, Baptists, Baptist day school in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The institution consists of five campuses: Kew, Victoria, ...

First XV, who won the premiership in 2016. Yakopo played for the

Parramatta Two Blues Western Sydney Two Blues Rugby, formerly Parramatta Two Blues Rugby, is a rugby union club based in Parramatta, the second CBD of Sydney, Australia. The club was formed in 1879 and competes in the Shute Shield run by the New South Wales Rugby ...

in the

Shute Shield The Shute Shield is a semi-professional rugby union competition in Sydney, Australia. It is the premier club competition in New South Wales. The Shute Shield is awarded to the winning team from the Sydney premiership grand final held at the end ...

. He previously played for the

Tuggeranong Vikings The Tuggeranong Vikings are a rugby union club based in Tuggeranong, Australian Capital Territory. It is supported by 4 licensed clubs based in Wanniassa, Greenway, Conder, Chisholm. The club has been successful in local and national competiti ...

. His father is Rotuman from

Malhaha Malhaha is one of the seven districts on the island of Rotuma, a dependency of Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania ...

. He has four siblings; three sisters and a brother. Yakopo is also the co-founder of emerging Australasian sports supplies and medical brand Vosota Med, together with his cousin Tomu Mataika .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yakopo, Daniel 1988 births Living people Australian rugby union players Australia international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Australian people of Rotuman descent Australian people of Fijian descent Place of birth missing (living people) Rugby Viadana players Australian expatriate rugby union players in Italy