Tomasi Soqeta
| Full name | Tomasi Nagone Soqeta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 August 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sigatoka, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tomasi Nagone Soqeta (born 16 August 1983) is a Fijian former professional rugby union player.
Biography[edit]
Soqeta, raised in a small Fijian village, is the younger brother of rugby players Nemia and Noa Soqeta. He attended Wesley College in New Zealand from age 16 and continued his studies at the University of Otago.[1] From 2004 to 2007, Soqeta played with Taranaki in provincial rugby, after which he left for Japan to play in the Top League.[2]
International[edit]
Soqeta was capped four times for Fiji as a number eight in 2007. He made three appearances at the 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup and came on off the bench in a Test against the Wallabies at Subiaco Oval in Perth.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "「負けたら、後悔よりも勝つ準備！」Honda HEAT トマシ ソンゲタ選手 〜教えてラガーマンVol.２６〜" (in Japanese). Goo News. 14 April 2020.
- ^ "Plenty of talent, and numbers, for Taranaki world XV". Stuff.co.nz. 31 January 2009.
- ^ "Rugby: Juniors - It's men against boys". NZ Herald. 3 June 2007.
External links[edit]
- Tomasi Soqeta at ESPNscrum (missing Junior All Blacks match)
Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Fijian rugby union players
- Fiji international rugby union players
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Nadroga-Navosa Province
- People educated at Wesley College, Auckland
- University of Otago alumni
- Taranaki rugby union players
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- Fijian expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Unione Rugby Capitolina players
- Tokyo Sungoliath players
- Yokohama Canon Eagles players
- Mie Honda Heat players
- Kamaishi Seawaves players