Raijieli Daveua

Raijieli Daveua (born May 30, 1992) is a Fijian rugby sevens player. She was selected as a member of the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Raijieli Daveua
Date of birth (1992-05-30) May 30, 1992
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
 Fiji (0)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
 Fiji
Medal record
Representing  Fiji
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BirminghamTeam competition

Rugby career

Daveua also competed for Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3][4] She won a bronze medal at the event.[5][6][7]

Daveua won a silver medal with the Fijiana sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[8][9][10][11] She also featured at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[12]

Daveua was named on the bench in the warm up match against Canada ahead of the World Cup.[13][14] She was selected for the Fijiana squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[15][16]

References
  1. "DAVEUA Raijieli". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  2. Ratulevu, Pate (2016-07-16). "Rio Olympics: Fiji Sevens Teams Announced". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. Prasad, Vashneel (2021-07-04). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  4. "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". RNZ. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  5. "Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal". RNZ. 2021-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  6. Deo, Rohit (2021-07-31). "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  7. "How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games". www.world.rugby. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  8. Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. 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.
  11. "Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji". ESPN.com. 2022-07-31. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  12. Prasad, Vashneel (2022-08-31). "Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  13. "World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  14. "Canada ready for World Cup after win over Fiji". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2022-09-27.
  15. Prasad, Vashneel (2022-09-21). "Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  16. Mockford, Sarah (2022-09-21). "Fiji Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-09-27.


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