Rugby player
Raijieli Laqeretabua
Date of birth 1998 (age 26–27) Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Weight 81.7 kg (180 lb) Rugby union career
Raijieli Victoria "Rachel" Laqeretabua is a Fijianrugby union player. She has played forRichmond andSaracens in thePremier 15s . She made her test debut for Fiji in 2022 and competed at the delayed2021 Rugby World Cup . She also played for theFijiana Drua before joining theWestern Force in the Super W competition.
Laqeretabua played forRichmond in thePremier 15s before joiningSaracens in 2019.[ 1]
Laqeretabua was named in theFijiana Drua squad for the2022 Super W season .[ 2] She made her Super W debut against theReds in round two.[ 3] She then scored her first try in round three against theWestern Force .[ 4] [ 5] She featured in the match against theWaratahs , Fijiana Drua handed them their first Super W loss after a 20-game winning streak.[ 6] [ 7] She played against the Waratahs again in the Grand Final, the Fijiana Drua went to win the Super W competition in their debut season.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
Laqeretabua signed with theWestern Force for the2023 Super W season .[ 12] [ 13]
International career [ edit ] Laqeretabua was named in theFijiana squad for two test matches againstAustralia andJapan in May.[ 14] [ 15] She was in the starting lineup in the test against theWallaroos .[ 16] [ 17]
Laqeretabua was selected in theFijiana squad for theOceania Championship in New Zealand.[ 18] [ 19] She scored a try in the 152–0 trouncing ofPapua New Guinea .[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] She featured againstTonga and scored a try againstSamoa in the final round.[ 23] In September she played in a warm up match againstCanada .[ 24] She was also named in theFijiana squad for the delayedRugby World Cup inNew Zealand .[ 25]
Laqeretabua made the Fijiana 23-member squad that faced the Wallaroos on 20 May at theAllianz Stadium , her side lost to the Australians 22–5.[ 26] [ 27]
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