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Timoci Nagusa
Personal information
Full nameTimoci Nagusa
Born (1987-07-14) 14 July 1987 (age 37)
Nadi, Fiji
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionFullback / Wing/ Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–10 Ulster 30 8 40
2010–20 Montpellier 203 93 467
2020 FC Grenoble
Total 233 101 0 0 507
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–2019 Fiji 35 16 80
As of 27 February 2020

Timoci Nagusa (born 14 July 1987 in Nadi, Fiji) is a Fijian rugby union footballer. He plays as a wing. He played his rugby for French club, Montpelier for 10 years before leaving for ProD2 club Grenoble in 2020. He is 1.88m (6'2) and weighs 88 kg. He worked as a Police constable in Fiji before his rugby career took off. He married his sweetheart, Losalini Tuilevuka on February 17, 2009 and has a child with her.

Bio

Nagusa played for Tailevu in the Colonial Cup competition. He helped Tailevu win the Sullivan Farebrother Trophy in 2007 and because of his performance, he was included into the Tailevu Knights squad for the 2008 team. He was also named Man of Match in two of the Knights Colonial Cup matches after which he was chosen into the Fiji Warriors team for the Pacific Rugby Cup and his performance guaranteed him a spot in the Fiji team for the 2008 IRB Pacific Nations Cup where he made his debut against Samoa on the right wing working admirably well alongside the experienced centre, Sireli Naqelevuki and renowned winger, Vilimoni Delasau to score two tries. His performance caught the attention of Ulster Rugby Head Coach, Matt Williams, who formerly coached the NSW Waratahs, and Leinster were in search of a new wing.

In 2010, he left Ulster and joined French Top 14 side, Montpelier for their 2010–2011 season

Nagusa scored a brilliant individual try for Montpelier against Stade Toulousain in the French Top 14 final for the 2010–2011 season. In February 2015, he signed a contract extension to the club till 2018.[1]

He ended the 2015–2016 as the top try scorer with 15 tries. He took a longer break after the season and refused to return to the club.

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Fiji winger Nagusa extends Montpellier deal to 2018 - The Citizen". Retrieved 2015-02-05.
  2. ^ "European Challenge Cup final: Harlequins 19-26 Montpellier". BBC Sport. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.