Filipo Nakosi (born 8 April 1992)[1] is a Fijian rugby player for Castres Olympique in France's Top 14, the highest level of French rugby. His primary position is wing. His brother Josua Tuisova is also a Fiji international player.[2]
| Birth name | Filipo Nakosi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 April 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 6 lb (216 lb; 98 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Josua Tuisova (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editNakosi began his career in his native Fiji playing for Nadi in the Skipper Cup, he then joined amateur club Awanui in New Zealand's Northland Rugby Union. His performances saw him make the Northland Mitre 10 Cup team playing in 11 games before moving on to a fully professional contract with SU Agen in France,[3] as a medical joker (injury replacement) for Canadian wing Taylor Paris.[4]
His impressive performances saw Agen make him a permanent signing at the end of the season with a two-year contract.[5] However, in November 2016 it was announced Nakosi had signed for Toulon to join his brother Josua Tuisova,[6] before allowing him to remain at Agen for a further season on loan.[7]
After playing only one season for Toulon Nakosi moved on again to Castres Olympique in the summer of 2019.[8]
In August 2019 he was named in Fiji's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[9]
References
edit- ^ "ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Proud moment for dad Ratulevu". Fiji Sun. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Filipo Nakosi to play in France". Northland Age. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Top 14 - Agen: L'ailier Filipo Nakosi rejoint le SUA en joker médical". RugbyRama (in French). 13 October 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Agen : Nakosi jusqu'en 2018". rugby365.fr (in French). 26 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "L'ailier agenais Nakosi signe à Toulon". La Depeche (in French). 9 November 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Le SU Agen officialise le prêt de Filipo Nakosi par le RC Toulon". La Depeche (in French). 9 June 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Fijian winger Filipo Nakosi 'to follow brother Josua Tuisova out of Toulon exit door'". RugbyPass. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "'They must not let this opportunity slip by': Fiji's official World Cup squad has been announced". RugbyPass. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
External links
edit- Filipo Nakosi at ESPNscrum
- Filipo Nakosi at ItsRugby.co.uk
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