Filipo Nakosi (born 8 April 1992) is a Fijian rugby player for

Castres Olympique Castres Olympique () is a French rugby union club located in the Occitanian city of Castres and is currently competing in the top level of the French league system. Founded in 1898, the club took its current name in 1906. They play at the Sta ...

in France's Top 14, the highest level of French rugby. His primary position is wing. He is the brother of

Josua Tuisova Josua Tuisova Ratulevu (born 4 February 1994) is a Fijian rugby union player. A wing or centre, he currently plays for Racing 92 in France's Top 14. He won a gold medal in sevens as part of the Fiji team at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Known for his ...

Career

Nakosi began his career in his native

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

playing for Nadi in the

Skipper Cup The Skipper Cup (formerly the Sanyo Cup and The Digicel Cup) is the Fiji Rugby Union's national provincial Premier rugby union championship. The competition runs from May to September and is contested between the country's top 8 provincial sides. ...

, he then joined amateur club Awanui in New Zealand's Northland Rugby Union. His performances saw him make the Northland Mitre 10 Cup team playing in 11 games before moving on to a fully professional contract with SU Agen in France, as a ''medical joker'' (injury replacement) for Canadian wing

Taylor Paris Taylor Flavio Paris (born 6 October 1992 in Barrie, Ontario) is a Canadian rugby union player. He is currently signed with the Castres Olympique and also regularly plays for the Canadian Men's 15's and 7's teams. Previously Paris had played with ...

. His impressive performances saw Agen make him a permanent signing at the end of the season with a two-year contract. However, in November 2016 it was announced Nakosi had signed for Toulon to join his brother

, before allowing him to remain at Agen for a further season on loan. After playing only one season for Toulon Nakosi moved on again to

in the summer of 2019. In August 2019 he was named in Fiji's squad for the

2019 Rugby World Cup The 2019 Rugby World Cup was the ninth edition of the Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's rugby union teams. It was hosted in Japan from 20 September to 2 November in 12 venues all across the country. The opening match ...

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