Peniasi Dakuwaqa
| Date of birth | 9 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peniasi Dakuwaqa (born 9 April 1997) is a Fijian international rugby union player.
Rugby career
[edit]A winger, Dakuwaqa is known as "the Flash" for his explosive pace and has played his rugby with French club Stade Français since 2022.[1] He scored a memorable solo try against Racing 92 during the 2023–24 Top 14 season when he took the ball from his own dead-ball area, regathered a chip kick, and ran the length of the field to score.[2]
Dakuwaqa earned his first international call up in 2024, as one of five Fiji debutants for a match against Georgia at Adjarabet Arena in Batumi, starting on the left wing.[3] He scored two tries in a 21–12 Fiji win.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Peniasi Dakuwaqa is a player with raw explosive power - Byrne". Fiji Village. 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Is this the greatest rugby try of all time? Watch Stade Français star Peniasi Dakuwaqa score unbelievable solo try in Top 14". Rugby World. 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Dakuwaqa Set to Debut as Flying Fijians face Georgia". Fiji Sun. 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Dakuwaqa stars in Flying Fijians debut". Fiji Live. 6 July 2024.