TUQIRI Lote

Japan

Rugby Sevens

Date of Birth: 12 Nov 1987

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.88/6'2''

Birth Country:

Fiji

Place of residence : HIGASHIOSAKA

Residence Country:

Japan

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rugby Sevens	Men JPN Japan	11

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M01 FIJ Fiji 24 JPN Japan 19	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M07 GBR Great Britain 34 JPN Japan 0	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Pool B #M13 CAN Canada 36 JPN Japan 12	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 9-12 #M20 KEN Kenya 21 JPN Japan 7	Finished
Tokyo Stadium	Men's Placing 11-12 #M27 KOR Republic of Korea 19 JPN Japan 31	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rugby World Cup Sevens

Rank	Event	Year	Location
18	Men	2013	Moscow, RUS

World Rugby Sevens Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Men	2019

World Rugby Sevens Series - Australia

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Men	2020	Sydney, NSW, AUS

World Rugby Sevens Series - Canada

Rank	Event	Year	Location
16	Men	2020	Vancouver, BC, CAN

World Rugby Sevens Series - Dubai

Rank	Event	Year	Location
16	Men	2019	Dubai, UAE

World Rugby Sevens Series - England

Rank	Event	Year	Location
13	Men	2019	London, GBR

World Rugby Sevens Series - France

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Men	2019	Paris, FRA

World Rugby Sevens Series - Hong Kong

Rank	Event	Year	Location
10	Men	2019	Hong Kong, CHN

World Rugby Sevens Series - New Zealand

Rank	Event	Year	Location
14	Men	2020	Hamilton, NZL

World Rugby Sevens Series - Singapore

Rank	Event	Year	Location
15	Men	2019	Singapore, SIN

Asian Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Indonesia

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Hakuoh University, Oyama, JPN

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

Kensuke Iwabuchi [national], JPN

Position style:

Back (rugby-japan.jp, 13 Apr 2020)

Sporting relatives:

His cousin Lote Tuqiri has represented Fiji and Australia in rugby league [13-a-side]. He also represented Australia in rugby union [15-a-side] at the 2003 and 2007 World Cups, and represented Australia in rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. (hkrugby.com, 26 May 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 24 Apr 2020)

Other sports:

He has played rugby union [15-a-side] for Kintetsu Liners and Kubota Spears in the Japanese Top League. (kintetsu-g-hd.co.jp, 29 Dec 2019; top-league.jp, 01 Sep 2014)

Injuries:

He damaged his hip joint in June 2015. (nikkansports.com, 16 Oct 2015)

Start:

He began playing rugby at age five. (nikkansports.com, 17 Mar 2015)

Reason:

Philosophy:

"The sky is the limit." (Twitter profile, 02 Apr 2020)

General Interest

General
WORLD CUP
He watched Japan's surprise 34-32 win over two-time world champions South Africa at the 2015 World Cup in England with the rest of the sevens squad as they were at a training camp in Japan. He said the squad were, "Yelling their guts out, taking pictures and basically going mental", when Karne Hesketh scored the winning try in the final minute of the match. "It has really motivated us and will help us lift our game. We now realise we too can beat the big teams. It's all about heart." (english.kyodonews.jp, 06 Nov 2015)

FROM FIJI TO JAPAN
Born in Fiji, he relocated to Japan to study at Hakuoh University in Oyama. He received Japanese citizenship in March 2015. (nikkansports.com, 17 Mar 2015, 16 Oct 2015)

Social Media

Legend

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

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