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.
![]() Daugunu during a match representing Queensland Country, September 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Labasa, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Labasa Sangam College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- "Filipo Daugunu". www.redsrugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Reds sign ex-Fijian soccer player Filipo Daugunu". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Filipo Daugunu – international career". It's Rugby. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- Mele, Kalesi (16 February 2016). "On the radar". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- "New Fiji sensation Filipo Daugunu leads Queensland Country to NRC success". Sport 360. 12 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Match Report". Rugby.com.au. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Filipo Daugunu converts NRC form into Super Rugby contract with Queensland Reds". The Courier Mail. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Filipo Daugunu signs for Queensland Reds". Fiji TV. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.