Kitione Taliga (born 21 April 1993) is a Fiji rugby union player.[1][2] He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens team,[3] Kitione Taliga was selected by Coach Ben Ryan[4][5] in 2015 to represent Fiji National Sevens side at 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series and Taliga made his debut for Fiji 7s at the 2015 Dubai Sevens, he is known for his performance at the 2016 USA Sevens Final, when he came off the bench, ran the entire length of the field to score under the posts and also score another try from counter-attack, which marked a comeback against Australia national rugby sevens team.[6][7]
| Full name | Kitione Taliga Dawai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 21 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nadi, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ratu Navula College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Taliga hails from the village of Dratabu, Nadi and attended Ratu Navula Secondary School. He made a name for himself playing local 7's tournaments with the Wardens Rugby Club. It was here where he caught the attention of Ben Ryan and was drafted into the Fiji Sevens Team.[citation needed]
Awards
edit- 2016 Canada Sevens – DHL Impact Player of the Tournament.[8][9]
- 2016 Singapore Sevens – DHL Impact Player of the Tournament.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ Rusiate Baleilevuka (4 April 2016). "Taliga has more to offer". Fiji Village.
- ^ Rusiate Baleilevuka (5 March 2016). "Taliga to replace Mocenacagi". Fiji Village.
- ^ Kalesi Mele (14 March 2016). "Taliga, Dakuwaqa in top form on day 1". Fiji Times.
- ^ Pravin Narain (21 April 2015). "Taliga ready to impress sevens coach". Fiji Times.
- ^ Akuila Cama (1 May 2015). "Taliga aims to follow in viriviris footsteps". Fiji One.
- ^ "Fiji 21-15 Australia: World champions win Las Vegas Sevens final". Sky Sports. 5 March 2016.
- ^ Justine Mannan (18 April 2016). "Taliga Strikes Again". Fiji Sun.
- ^ Rusiate Baleilevuka (15 March 2016). "Kitione Taliga wins Vancouver 7s Impact Player award". Fiji Village.
- ^ "CANADA SEVENS IMPACT PLAYER: KITIONE TALIGA". DHL Express. 12 March 2016.
- ^ "AYODI & TALIGA SPLIT SINGAPORE SEVENS IMPACT PLAYER". DHL Express. 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Taliga and Ayodi shine bright in Singapore". World Rugby. 21 April 2016.
External links
edit- Kitione Taliga at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Kitione Taliga at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Kitione Taliga at Olympedia
- Kitione Taliga at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Kitione Taliga at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Zimbio Bio
