Filipo Daugunu

Filipo Daugunu (born 4 March 1995) is a Fijian professional rugby union player who plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition.[1] His position of choice is wing.

Filipo Daugunu
Daugunu during a match representing Queensland Country, September 2017
Date of birth (1995-03-04) 4 March 1995
Place of birthLabasa, Fiji
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb)
SchoolLabasa Sangam College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Queensland Country, Reds
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017– Queensland Country 21 (106)
2018– Reds 27 (52)
Correct as of 20 July 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Fiji U20 4 (14)
2020 Australia 1 (5)
Correct as of 11 October 2020

Early career

In 2015, Daugunu gave up an association football career to play rugby union,[2] representing Fiji Under-20 at the World Rugby Junior Trophy in Portugal.[3] He was involved with the Fiji 7s program in 2016,[2] but opted out of joining the team to play on the world circuit.[4] He moved to Brisbane, Australia and began playing club rugby there.[4]

Daugunu gained significant attention in Queensland Premier Rugby after scoring sixty-six points from eleven appearances for Wests Bulldogs in 2017. After helping Wests to their first finals appearance in ten years, losing 24–22 to Sunnybank in the semi-finals, he was recruited to play in the National Rugby Championship (NRC) for Queensland Country.

Daugunu scored seventy-one points in just eight appearances for Queensland Country on the way to club's first national title. He scored a hat-trick in the final against the Canberra Vikings which was instrumental to Country's 42–28 win.[5][6]

Super Rugby

Because of his performances in the NRC, the Queensland Reds signed him in late 2017 to join their squad for the 2018 Super Rugby season.[7][8]

References
  1. "Filipo Daugunu". www.redsrugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. "Reds sign ex-Fijian soccer player Filipo Daugunu". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  3. "Filipo Daugunu – international career". It's Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  4. Mele, Kalesi (16 February 2016). "On the radar". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  5. "New Fiji sensation Filipo Daugunu leads Queensland Country to NRC success". Sport 360. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  6. "Match Report". Rugby.com.au. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  7. "Filipo Daugunu converts NRC form into Super Rugby contract with Queensland Reds". The Courier Mail. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  8. "Filipo Daugunu signs for Queensland Reds". Fiji TV. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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