Saiasi Fuli
Saiasi Fuli (born 16 March 1978) is a Fijian rugby union coach and former international player.
| Date of birth | 16 March 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Lelean Memorial School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the South Pacific | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
A scrum-half, Fuli hails from the Suva suburb of Nabua and attended Lelean Memorial School. He captained their under-17s to a national title and after leaving school played rugby for Suva. In 2002, Fuli was a member of the Fiji rugby sevens team team was won a silver medal at the Manchester Commonwealth Games. He played a 2004 Test match for the Fiji XV against Samoa in front of a home crown in Suva, coming on off the bench to earn his first cap.[1]
Fuli coached the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team to a bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[2]
In 2021, Fuli was awarded a 50th Independence Medal for services to rugby.[3]
References
- Koroiwasa, Waisale (19 September 2014). "Fuli's steady rise to rugby glory". The Fiji Times.
- Dart, Tom (31 July 2021). "Fluid Fiji defeat Team GB in Olympic rugby sevens bronze medal match". The Observer.
- Curuqara, Paulini (27 October 2021). "Interim Fiji 7s coach Saiasi Fuli awarded the 50th Independence medal". The Fiji Times.
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