Lote Tuqiri (born 12 November 1987 in
Namatakula
Namatakula () is a village located in Fiji on the Coral Coast. The population is approximately 2,522.
Notable people
Namatakula is famous for producing rugby league and rugby union stars.
Dual code
*Lote Tuqiri dual international
*Noa Nadruku ...
,
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 ...
) is a
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
international
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 ...
sevens player.
He is a cousin of his
dual-international namesake.
International
Tuqiri made his debut for Japan sevens in the
2011 Hong Kong Sevens
The 2011 Hong Kong Sevens was a seven-a-side rugby union tournament, part of the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series. The competition was being held from 25–27 March in at Hong Kong Stadium in Hong Kong and featured 24 teams.
Teams
The follo ...
.
Personal life
He studied business management in
Hakuoh University
is a private university in city of Oyama in Tochigi, Japan. The name Hakuoh, means 'white seagull', and the motto ''Plus ultra'', or 'Further beyond'.
History
Hakuoh University was founded by lifelong educator Dr. Kazuyoshi Kamioka in 1986 a ...
. After he graduated, he was employed in
Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
and started playing for the
Hokkaido Barbarians mainly as a centre.
References
External links
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Japan RFU Player Profile*
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1987 births
Living people
People from Namatakula
Male rugby sevens players
Japanese rugby union players
Fijian rugby union players
People educated at Marist Brothers High School, Fiji
Fijian emigrants to Japan
Fijian expatriates in Japan
Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic rugby sevens players of Japan
Japanese rugby sevens players
Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay players
Japan international rugby sevens players
Rugby union players at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games medalists in rugby union
Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Rugby union wings
Rugby union fullbacks
Rugby union centres
Hanazono Kintetsu Liners players
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