Filipo Daugunu
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 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 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Labasa Sangam College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Filipo Daugunu (born 4 March 1995) is a rugby union player who plays for the Melbourne Rebels in the Super Rugby competition. His position of choice is wing.[1] Fijian-born, Daugunu moved to Australia in 2016 at the age of 20 to pursue a professional sporting career. He was selected to play international rugby for Australia in October 2020.[2]
Early career
[edit]Daugunu started his sporting career playing football for his local district football team, Labasa Football. He played both as a goalkeeper and a striker, and became a regular in the Labasa team in 2013.
In 2015, Daugunu gave up an association football career to play rugby union,[3] representing Fiji Under-20 at the World Rugby Junior Trophy in Portugal.[4] He was involved with the Fiji 7s program in 2016,[3] but opted out of joining the team to play on the world circuit.[5] He moved to Brisbane, Australia and began playing club rugby there.[5]
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.[6][7]
Super Rugby
[edit]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.[8][9]
International tries
[edit]As of 20 November 2021[10]
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 |  New Zealand | Wellington, New Zealand | Sky Stadium | 2020 end-of-year rugby union internationals | 11 October 2020 | Draw | 16–16 |
| 2 |  Wales | Cardiff, Wales | Principality Stadium | 2021 Autumn Nations Series | 20 November 2021 | Loss | 29–28 |
Super Rugby statistics
[edit]- As of 24 June 2023[11]
| Season | Team | Apps | Start | Sub | Mins | T | C | PG | DG | Pts | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Reds | 14 | 11 | 3 | 913 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Reds | 7 | 6 | 1 | 396 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Reds | 3 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Reds | 10 | 10 | 0 | 794 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 AU | Reds | 8 | 5 | 3 | 452 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Reds | 5 | 4 | 1 | 332 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | Reds | 10 | 8 | 2 | 674 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Reds | 12 | 10 | 2 | 787 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 69 | 54 | 15 | 4,408 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 120 | 3 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Filipo Daugunu". www.redsrugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ^ Woods, Melissa (12 October 2020). "Daugunu makes memorable Wallabies debut". 7 News. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Filipo Suraki Daugunu". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.