Filipe Sauturaga (born 19 June 1994) is a Fijian rugby sevens player.

Filipe Sauturaga
Date of birth (1994-06-19) 19 June 1994 (age 30)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 Fiji
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Fiji
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team
Rugby Sevens World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2022 Cape Town Team competition

Sauturaga competed for the Fiji sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1][2][3] He was also a member of the team that won a gold medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[4][5][6][7]

He was part of the Fijian side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Baleilevuka, Rusiate (2022-09-01). "Fiji Men's 7s World Cup squad named". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Coetzee, Dylan (2022-09-12). "Rugby World Cup Sevens: Fiji and Australia claim gold in Cape Town". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  8. ^ "Fiji claims Olympic silver medal after losing to France in rugby sevens final". ABC Pacific. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  9. ^ "SAUTURAGA Filipe – Paris 2024". olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-05.