Jone Daunivucu (born 1 June 1977 in
Lautoka
Lautoka () is the second largest Local government in Fiji, city in Fiji. It is on the west coast of the island of Viti Levu, in the Ba Province of the Western Division, Fiji, Western Division. Lying in the heart of Fiji's sugar cane-growing r ...
) is a
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 ...
an
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.
Career
He is a former captain of the
Fiji national sevens team. His knowledge of the game and discipline on-field allowed coach
Waisale Serevi
Waisale Tikoisolomoni Serevi (born 20 May 1968) is a Fijian former rugby union football player and coach, and is a member of the World Rugby Hall of Fame. Serevi is renowned for his achievements in rugby sevens, while also enjoying a long car ...
to give him the captaincy for the 2005-06 IRB World series. During his captaincy he led Fiji to victory in the 2005
Sevens Rugby World Cup and the 2005/06
World Sevens Series
The World Rugby Men's Sevens Series is an annual series of international rugby sevens tournaments run by World Rugby featuring national sevens teams. Organised for the first time in the 1999–2000 season as the IRB World Sevens Series, the com ...
.
He is a utility back and plays at his usual
scrum-half position and can play as a centre or on the wing. He plays for
Grenoble
lat, Gratianopolis
, commune status = Prefecture and commune
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in the French
Pro D2
Rugby Pro D2, also known as Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was in ...
.
External links
Grenoble profile
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Fijian rugby union players
1977 births
Living people
Rugby union wings
Rugby union scrum-halves
Fiji international rugby union players
Fijian expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in France
FC Grenoble Rugby players
Fijian expatriate sportspeople in France
Fiji international rugby sevens players
Male rugby sevens players
Sportspeople from Lautoka
Rugby union players from Ba Province
I-Taukei Fijian people
Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Fiji
Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Fiji
Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2007 Rugby World Cup players
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