Date of birth | 9 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peniasi Dakuwaqa (born 9 April 1997) is a Fijian international rugby union player.
A winger, Dakuwaqa is known as "the Flash" for his explosive pace and has played his rugby with French club Stade Français since 2022. [1] He scored a memorable solo try against Racing 92 during the 2023–24 Top 14 season when he took the ball from his own dead-ball area, regathered a chip kick, and ran the length of the field to score. [2]
Dakuwaqa earned his first international call up in 2024, as one of five Fiji debutants for a match against Georgia at Adjarabet Arena in Batumi, starting on the left wing. [3] He scored two tries in a 21–12 Fiji win. [4]
Date of birth | 9 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peniasi Dakuwaqa (born 9 April 1997) is a Fijian international rugby union player.
A winger, Dakuwaqa is known as "the Flash" for his explosive pace and has played his rugby with French club Stade Français since 2022. [1] He scored a memorable solo try against Racing 92 during the 2023–24 Top 14 season when he took the ball from his own dead-ball area, regathered a chip kick, and ran the length of the field to score. [2]
Dakuwaqa earned his first international call up in 2024, as one of five Fiji debutants for a match against Georgia at Adjarabet Arena in Batumi, starting on the left wing. [3] He scored two tries in a 21–12 Fiji win. [4]