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| Date of birth | 2 December 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Waya, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Nadi Muslim College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kalione Nasoko MOF [1] (born 2 December 1990) is the current captain of the Fiji national rugby sevens team to the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship and the 2018 Dubai Sevens.[2] Nasoko was awarded player of the final at the 2017 Hong Kong Sevens Tournament[3] where Fiji beat the South Africa Sevens Team 22-0.[4] Nasoko made his debut for Fiji at the 2016 Dubai Sevens.[5]
Early life[edit]
Nasoko grew up on the Island of Yawa Levu,[6] an island formed on a volcanic ridge at the southern tip of the Yasawa group of Islands in Fiji. Nasoko's early education was at Ratu Naivalu Memorial School, the only school on Waya Island, a two-hour trek along mountainous terrain.[7]
Awards and honours[edit]
- A Part of 2017-18 Hamilton 7s Winning Team (Gold Medalist)
- A Part of 2017-18 Vancouver 7s Winning Team (Gold Medalist)
- A Part of 2017-18 Singapore 7s Winning Team (Gold Medalist)
- A Part of 2017-18 Hong Kong 7s Winning Team (Gold Medalist)
- A Part of 2017-18 London 7s Winning Team (Gold Medalist)
- Player of the Final 2017 Hong Kong Sevens[8]
- 2016-17 HSBC World Series Dream Team
- 2017-18 HSBC World Series Dream Team
- 2017-18 Commonwealth Silver Medalist
- 2018 Medal of the Order of Fiji
References[edit]
- ^ worldrugby.org. "HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Nasoko Leads In Dubai | Fiji Sun". fijisun.com.fj. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Limited, Communications Fiji. "Fiji wins Hong Kong 7s title after thumping South Africa". Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Hong Kong Sevens: Fiji blow South Africa away to win third title in a row". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Nasoko ready to fight for spot". FijiTimes. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/mailife/20180601/282454234783890. Retrieved 15 November 2018 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.pressreader.com/fiji/mailife/20180601/282454234783890. Retrieved 15 November 2018 – via PressReader.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ VAVEL.com (9 April 2017). "Nasoko double helps Fiji claim third straight Hong Kong Sevens title". VAVEL. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
External links[edit]
- Kalione Nasoko at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Kalione Nasoko at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Kalione Nasoko at Olympedia
- Kalione Nasoko at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
