Waisea Nacuqu

Waisea Nacuqu
Date of birth (1993-05-24) 24 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthVotua, Ba Province, Fiji
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Notable relative(s)Pio Tuwai, Josua Tuisova (cousins)
Occupation(s)Rugby sevens player
Rugby union career
Current team Fiji rugby sevens
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Fiji 7s
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition

Waisea Nacuqu[1] (born 24 May 1993) is a Fiji national rugby sevens team player. Nacuqu is known as "game breaker" and has on many occasions scored match winning tries.[2] He is well known for his speed and scoring tries.

Nacuqu is from Votua village near the township of Ba near the bank of Ba River.[3] He refused to go back to school after Class 7 at Votua Catholic School and played Soccer for Tavua and rugby for the Westfield Tokatoka Barbarians in Nadi.

Nacuqu scored the winning try in the 2014 Tokyo sevens final against South Africa.[4] He was part of the Fiji sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5][6][7] He later won a gold medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[8][9][10][11]

He was part of the Fijian side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[12][13][14]

Nacuqu is a cousin for Former Fiji 7's player Pio Tuwai and current Flying Fijian, Josua Tuisova.

  1. ^ worldrugby.org. "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  2. ^ "'WISE' – MAN TO WATCH | Fiji Sun". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
  3. ^ "Nacuqu's humble beginnings". Fiji Sun. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2023 – via PressReader.
  4. ^ "Fiji take Tokyo Sevens title". Al Jazeera. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. ^ Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-01). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  8. ^ Baleilevuka, Rusiate (2022-09-01). "Fiji Men's 7s World Cup squad named". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  9. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-22). "Gollings names Fiji Airways Fijian 7s extended squad for LA 7s and the World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  10. ^ "Fiji wins men's title at South Africa 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens while Australia claim women's crown". olympics.com. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  11. ^ Coetzee, Dylan (2022-09-12). "Rugby World Cup Sevens: Fiji and Australia claim gold in Cape Town". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  12. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  13. ^ "Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  14. ^ "Fiji claims Olympic silver medal after losing to France in rugby sevens final". ABC Pacific. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-05.