Nasoni Rokobiau, born 29 November 1979, in Vunidawa,

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

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. Rokobiau has represented Fiji in their rugby sevens team, as well as Fiji in the 15 man form of the game. He has played for the

Fiji national rugby sevens team The Fiji National Rugby Sevens Team has competed in the World Rugby Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Olympics. Fiji won the gold medal in the inaugural rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics in 2016 in Br ...

since 2002, representing his country in many

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sevens tournaments. Roko played for Fiji when they won the 2005 Rugby World Cup Sevens. He was included in the squad for the

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leg of the 2007 World Sevens Series. He will make a return for the national sevens team to Dubai and George in December 2014. Roko has scored over 100 tries for Fiji in rugby sevens."IN BRIEFS"
5 December 2014. He plays in the Colonial Cup for the

Suva Highlanders The Suva Highlanders is a Fijian former rugby union team that had a franchise area covering Suva, Naitasiri and Kadavu. The team played in Fiji's premier the Colonial Cup from 2004 to 2008 before the competition ceased in 2008. History The franc ...

, and has also played in

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, and in

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(for

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in 2004). His performance in the Digicel Cup saw him get selected in the Fiji 15's team to the 2009 Autumn Internationals where he played in the match against Ireland.

References

External links

Profile at teivovo.com
* Living people 1979 births Fijian rugby union players People from Naitasiri Province Rugby union wings Male rugby sevens players Fijian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in Malaysia Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Fijian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Fijian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Fiji international rugby sevens players I-Taukei Fijian people {{Fiji-rugbyunion-bio-stub