Younis Bese

Younis Bese (born 7 July 1996) is a Fijian rugby union player and former sprinter.

Younis Bese
Personal information
Born (1996-07-07) 7 July 1996
Suva, Fiji
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Fijiana Drua 2 (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022  Fiji 1 (5)
Sport
Country Fiji
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 metres
200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)100m: 12.10s
200m: 25.02s
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Fiji
Oceania Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Rarotonga100 m
Gold medal – first place2014 Rarotonga 200 m
Pacific Games
Silver medal – second place2015 Port Moresby 100 m
Silver medal – second place2015 Port Moresby200 m

Biography

Bese won a gold medal in the 200m at the 2014 Oceania Athletics Championships in the Cook Islands. She was then runner-up to Papua New Guinea's Toea Wisil in the 100m.[1][2]

Bese competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[3][4] She represented Fiji in the women's 100m and 200m events.[3] She finished in 7th place in the 100m heats and in 6th place in the 200m heats.[5]

Bese then won two silver medals for Fiji at the 2015 Pacific Games in the 100m and 200m events.[6][7]

Rugby Union career

In 2022, Bese was one of two replacement players that was called into the Fijiana Drua squad for round five of the Super W competition.[8] She made her Super W debut off the bench against the Waratahs.[8][9] She then made the starting line up against the Brumbies in the final round.[10][11]

Bese was named in the Fijiana squad for two test matches against Australia and Japan in May.[12][13] She made her international debut for Fiji against Japan and scored a try.[14][15][16]

References
  1. Narain, Pravin (2014-07-09). "Bese relishes her dream". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  2. "2014 OCEANIA AREA CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics Fiji. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  3. Bia, Aliki (2014-07-11). "Bese aims for Olympic Games". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  4. McDonald, Eleina (2014-06-06). "Team Fiji athletes confirmed for CWG 2014". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  5. "Glasgow 2014 - Younis Bese Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  6. "Meet your athletics". FijiTimes. 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  7. "Port Moresby 2015 Results". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  8. "Bese: I Almost Gave Up But I Was Urged To Keep On Playing Rugby". 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  9. Williamson, Nathan (2022-03-31). "Super W: All the team news for Round Five". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  10. Kotobalavu, Josefa (2022-04-07). "Seruvakula rings the changes for Fijiana Drua-Brumbies clash". MaiTV Fiji. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  11. Matairakula, Talei (2022-04-08). "Bese's perseverance pays off". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2022-07-31.
  12. "Rooster Chicken to sponsor Fijiana 15s for two historic test matches while Seruvakula names four new overseas-based players". FijiTimes. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  13. Biudole, Noa (2022-04-29). "4 overseas-bases reps in Fijiana XVs squad". fijilive.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  14. Birch, John (2022-05-01). "Japan's winning start to Tri-Series". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  15. Rahiman, Antonio (2022-05-01). "Tri-Series Rugby - Japan beats Fijiana 28-14". www.fijivillage.com. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
  16. Matairakula, Talei (2022-05-01). "Fijiana 15s goes down to Japan". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
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