NAGASAU Rusila

Date of Birth: 4 Aug 1987

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.75/5'8''

Place of birth: NAUSORI

Birth Country:

Fiji

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Women FIJ Fiji	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool B #W01 FRA France 12 FIJ Fiji 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool B #W07 CAN Canada 12 FIJ Fiji 26	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Pool B #W13 FIJ Fiji 41 BRA Brazil 5	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #W22 FIJ Fiji 14 AUS Australia 12	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Semi-final #W30 NZL New Zealand 22 FIJ Fiji 17	Finished
	Tokyo Stadium	Women's Bronze Medal Match #W33 FIJ Fiji 21 GBR Great Britain 12	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Women	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Women	2013	Moscow, RUS
11	Women	2018	San Francisco, CA, USA

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2016/2017
7	Women	2020
9	Women	2018
10	Women	2019

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS
5	Women	2017	Sydney, NSW, AUS
10	Women	2019	Sydney, NSW, AUS
10	Women	2018	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
9	Women	2019	Langford, BC, CAN
9	Women	2017	Langford, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2016	Dubai, UAE
7	Women	2019	Glendale, CO, USA
11	Women	2017	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2017	Clermont-Ferrand, FRA
9	Women	2019	Biarritz, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Japan

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Women	2017	Kitakyushu, JPN
6	Women	2018	Kitakyushu, JPN
9	Women	2019	Kitakyushu, JPN

World Rugby Sevens Series - USA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2017	Las Vegas, NV, USA
11	Women	2019	Glendale, CO, USA

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

English, Fijian

Saiasi Fuli [national], FIJ

Position style:

Forward (fijisun.com.fj, 16 Nov 2018)

Sporting relatives:

Her cousin Ana Maria Roqica has represented Fiji in rugby sevens. She was part of the team that was ranked 11th at the 2013 World Cup in Moscow, Russian Federation. (SportsDeskOnline, 03 Jun 2016; fijisun.com.fj, 28 Nov 2014)

Other sports:

She has represented Fiji in rugby union [15-a-side] and played at the 2019 Oceania Championships in Fiji. (world.rugby, 30 Nov 2019)

2007 for Fiji, in Papua New Guinea (fijisun.com.fj, 28 Nov 2014)

In 2014 she suffered an injury to her left knee and was out of action for three months. (Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

She took up the sport in 2007 at the Marist Seahawks club in Fiji. (foxsportspulse.com, 08 Feb 2016)

She was invited to try the sport while she was watching one of her friends play. Rugby is my passion. Growing up in my village in Tavua [Fiji], I used to play rugby with the boys and I've grown to love rugby." (foxsportspulse.com, 08 Feb 2016; rnz.co.nz, 09 Sep 2017 )

To inspire women and young girls to take part in rugby. (rugbyworldcup.com, 05 Dec 2019)

Being part of the Fiji national rugby union team that gained qualification for the 2021 World Cup. (fijisun.com.fj, 01 Jan 2020)

Fijian rugby player Marika Vunibaka. (Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

Coach Elenoa Kunatuba. (Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"Play clean and true rugby." (Athlete, 04 Aug 2016)

She was named Sportswoman of the Year at the Fiji Sports Awards in 2020. (fijisun.com.fj, 01 Jan 2020)

She won the Female XVs Player of the Year Award in 2019 at the Fiji Rugby Awards. (Fiji Rugby Union Twitter page, 08 Feb 2019)

Milestones

In 2019 she was a member of the first Fiji women's national rugby union [15-a-side] team to qualify for a World Cup when the team gained qualification for the 2021 edition by defeating Samoa in a playoff match. (rugbyworldcup.com, 05 Dec 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 17 Apr 2020)

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Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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