Rusila Nagasau

Rusila Nagasau
Date of birth (1987-08-04) 4 August 1987
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2025 Fijian Drua (0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
 Fiji 12 (0)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2016  Fiji
Medal record
Representing  Fiji
Women's rugby sevens
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Team competition

Rusila Nagasau (born 4 August 1987) is a Fijian rugby union player. She plays rugby sevens for Fiji and was also a representative soccer player.[1] She was included in the squad for the 2016 France Women's Sevens.[2]

Rugby career

Nagasau was instrumental in Fiji qualifying for the 2016 Olympics when she scored four tries in the 2015 Oceania Women's Sevens Championship final against Samoa.[3] She was named in the sevens squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside cousin and captain Ana Maria Roqica.[4][5][6]

Nagasau represented Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7][8] She won a bronze medal at the event.[9][10][11]

Nagasau was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to her island in February 2022.[12] She was later a part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[13][14][15][16] In September she captained the team at the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[17]

Nagasau was named on the bench in the warm up match against Canada ahead of the World Cup.[18][19] She was selected for the Fijiana squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[20][21]

On 9 August 2025, she was named in the Fijiana side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ "Rusila Doesn't Take Her Talent For Granted". FOX SPORTS PULSE. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ Ratuva, Anasilini (26 May 2016). "Fijiana Continue Olympic Build Up". Fiji Sun.com.fj. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Team Fiji Womens Rugby Qualifies For Olympics". FOX SPORTS PULSE. 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Fiji 7s squads for Rio 2016 announced". Pacific Islands News Association. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Rio Olympics: Fiji Sevens Teams Announced". Fiji Rugby.com. 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ^ Malo, Maciu (15 November 2015). "Cousins lead Fijiana in NZ". Fiji Times.com. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  7. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (4 July 2021). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". RNZ. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal". RNZ. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  10. ^ Deo, Rohit (31 July 2021). "2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal". FijiTimes. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  11. ^ "How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games". www.world.rugby. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  12. ^ "The Queen's Baton Relay in Fiji". Commonwealth Games - Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  13. ^ Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  15. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (1 August 2022). "Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji". ESPN.com. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  17. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (31 August 2022). "Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  18. ^ "World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Canada ready for World Cup after win over Fiji". Americas Rugby News. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  20. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (21 September 2022). "Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  21. ^ Mockford, Sarah (21 September 2022). "Fiji Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022". Rugby World. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Fiji announce squad for Women's RWC 2025". Rugby World Cup. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  23. ^ "Fijiana 15s Squad Named for Women's Rugby World Cup in England". Fiji Rugby Union. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
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