Lote Tuqiri (Japanese rugby union player)

Lote Tuqiri (born 12 November 1987 in Namatakula, Fiji) is a Japan international rugby union sevens player.

Lote Tuqiri
Birth nameLote Tuqiri
Date of birth (1987-11-12) November 12, 1987
Place of birthNamatakula, Fiji
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Ratu Filise
Hakouh University
()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016−2018 Kubota Spears 7 (0)
Correct as of 15 January 2017
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2011- Japan

He is a cousin of his dual-international namesake. [1]

International

Tuqiri made his debut for Japan sevens in the 2011 Hong Kong Sevens.

Personal life

He studied business management in Hakuoh University. After he graduated, he was employed in Hokkaido and started playing for the Hokkaido Barbarians mainly as a centre.

References

  1. "男子7人制日本代表メンバー(香港・オーストラリア遠征)". 日本ラグビー協会 (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 August 2016.


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