Alasio Sovita Naduva[1] MOF (born 25 June 1990) plays as a winger in the Fiji national rugby sevens team. He helped the Fiji Sevens side to win their fourth World Rugby Sevens Series in the 2018-19 season.
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| Date of birth | 25 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby Sevens Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editNaduva is a native of Naweni in the Cakudrove Province in Fiji.[2]
Career
editFiji Sevens
editNaduva made his debut in the 2017-18 HSBC World Sevens Series and has quickly established himself as one of the fastest players, hitting a top speed of 36 km per hour suggesting that he is one of the world's fastest rugby players.[3]
Premier Rugby Sevens
editNaduva signed into Premier Rugby Sevens for the 2023 season.[4] He was drafted into the New York Locals expansion franchise. He would have standout performances for the Locals at the Eastern Conference Kickoff in Austin, TX at Q2 Stadium, as well as at the Eastern Conference finals in Pittsburgh, PA. He would be the league's leading try scorer, scoring 7 tries and 43 points in 4 games.[5] The Locals were unable to qualify for the Championship weekend.[6]
Naduva would take home league MVP honors for his efforts in the 2023 season.[7]
Awards and honours
editReferences
edit- ^ worldrugby.org. "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Naduva ready for national sevens team challenge". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "WATCH: Fiji's Naduva timed top speed shows he's as fast as Carlin Isles | Rugby Onslaught". Rugby Onslaught. 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Naduva stars for New York Loyals - FijiLive". fijilive.com. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Pittsburgh has a new Big Ben - Men's Steeltoes win their Home Debut and Qualify for Premier Rugby Sevens Championship | Premier Rugby Sevens". www.prsevens.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "Alev Kelter and Alasio Naduva Win 2023 Premier Rugby Sevens Most Value Player Awards | Premier Rugby Sevens". www.prsevens.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "Naduva named HSBC Player of the Final for Hamilton". Retrieved 2018-11-16.
- ^ "Alev Kelter and Alasio Naduva Win 2023 Premier Rugby Sevens Most Value Player Awards | Premier Rugby Sevens". www.prsevens.com. Retrieved 2023-09-23.