Nemia Soqeta

Nemia Soqeta
Birth name Nemia Rata Soqeta
Date of birth (1988-03-04) 4 March 1988
Place of birth Nadi, Fiji
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb)
School Wesley College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014-Present
2013-2014
2010-2012		 Biarritz
Oyonnax
Toyota Industries Shuttles		 57
11		 (10)
(15)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012
2008-2010		 Taranaki 28 (5)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– Fiji 14 (5)
Correct as of 26 November 2016

Nemia Soqeta (born 4 March 1988) is a Fijian rugby union player.[1] He was named in Fiji's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[2]

He played for the French club Oyonnax in the Top 14.[3] In 2016, Soqeta was named in the squad for the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.[4][5] He played in the test match against Georgia, when Georgia toured the Pacific nations in their 2016 mid-year tour.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Nemia Soqeta". ESPN. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "McKee confident Fiji will rise to the challenge". Rugby World Cup. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Mclean, Glenn (2013-12-19). "Taranaki's Nemia Soqeta to play in French Top 14". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  4. ↑ Limited, Communications Fiji. "3 players to debut for the Flying Fijians". Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  5. ↑ BOLA-BARI, VUNIWAQA. "Rugby: Soqeta looks forward to Tonga match - Fiji Times Online". www.fijitimes.com. Retrieved 2016-06-24.
  6. ↑ "Sport: Fiji ring changes for Georgia test". Radio NZ.co.nz. 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2016-06-24.


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