Sevuloni Mocenacagi MOF (born 19 June 1990) is a Fijian rugby player who plays as a forward or centre in the Fiji national rugby sevens team. According to Gareth Baber, the coach of the Fiji Sevens team: "Last year he [Mocenacagi] was a forward and this year we're using him in that centre position. He's a threat every time he gets the ball, he's a big powerful runner."[1] Mocenacagi comes from Nukuilau,[2] Navosa on the Island of Viti Levu.
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| Date of birth | 29 June 1990 | ||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||
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Mocenacagi was part of the Fiji sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[3][4][5] He also won a gold medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[6][7][8][9]
He was part of the Fijian side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[10][11][12]
Honours & Awards
edit- Player of the Final Vancouver Sevens 2018[1]
References
edit- ^ a b worldrugby.org. "Mocenacagi claims HSBC Player of the Final for Vancouver". Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ "I Need Game Time, Says Mocenacagi". Fiji Sun. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- ^ Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-01). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ^ Baleilevuka, Rusiate (2022-09-01). "Fiji Men's 7s World Cup squad named". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-22). "Gollings names Fiji Airways Fijian 7s extended squad for LA 7s and the World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ "Fiji wins men's title at South Africa 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens while Australia claim women's crown". olympics.com. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Coetzee, Dylan (2022-09-12). "Rugby World Cup Sevens: Fiji and Australia claim gold in Cape Town". PlanetRugby. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
- ^ Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
- ^ "Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Fiji claims Olympic silver medal after losing to France in rugby sevens final". ABC Pacific. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
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