Phil Cokanasiga (born 31 July 2001) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for United Rugby Championship club

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. He previously played for London Irish and

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Career

In 2018 Cokanasiga played for England under 18. He was a member of the England under-20 squad that completed a junior grand slam during the

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. Cokanasiga made his debut for London Irish in the 2019-20 season. He played for Rosslyn Park and Esher on loan during the 2021-22 season. On 12 May 2022 it was announced Cokanasiga had signed for

. He made his Leicester debut on 10 September 2022 as a replacement in a 24-20 defeat away to Exeter Chiefs. In his last season with the club he scored two tries as they defeated Ealing Trailfinders in the semi-final of the

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. He came off the bench as a substitute in the final which saw Leicester lose against Gloucester to finish runners up. Cokanasiga joined

for the

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Personal life

His brother is

Bath Rugby Bath Rugby is a professional rugby union club in Bath, Somerset, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. Founded in 1865 as Bath Football Club, since 1894 the club has played at the Recreation Ground in the c ...

and England international

Joe Cokanasiga Joe Cokanasiga (; born 15 November 1997) is a professional rugby union player for the England national rugby union team. He plays wing for Bath, having previously represented London Irish. He helped his former team win promotion from the RFU C ...

. His cousins include rugby players Rus Tuima and Lagi Tuima, who has represented England women's national rugby union team internationally and plays for

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in the Premier 15s.

References

2001 births Living people English people of Fijian descent English rugby union players Leicester Tigers players London Irish players Ospreys (rugby union) players Rosslyn Park F.C. players Rugby union centres Rugby union players from London Rugby union players from Suva {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub