Sesenieli Donu

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Sesenieli Donu
Date of birth (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022  Fiji 1
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
 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

Sesenieli Donu (born 3 March 1996) is a Fijian rugby sevens player.[2] She competed in the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

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Donu is from Vatukarasa Village in the Nadroga Navosa Province.

Rugby career

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Donu competed for Fiji in the women's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5]

She was part of the Fijiana sevens team that won the silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[6][7][8][9] She later competed at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[10]

In September 2022, she made her fifteens debut in a warm up match against Canada.[11] She was later named in the Fijiana squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup.[12]

She competed for Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[13][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Sesenieli Donu". world.rugby. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Sesenieli Donu". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Rugby Sevens - Canada vs Fiji - Pool B Results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  4. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (4 July 2021). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics". RNZ. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ^ Tavi, Karalaini. "Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games". fbcnews.com.fj. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens". rnz.co.nz. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji". ESPN.com. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (31 August 2022). "Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. ^ "World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide". Americas Rugby News. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  12. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (21 September 2022). "Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  13. ^ Prasad, Vashneel (4 July 2021). "Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games". Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union. Retrieved 26 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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