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Maria Rokotuisiga
Maria Rokotuisiga (born 8 June 2001) is a Fijian rugby union player. She played for Fiji sevens at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1] Early lifeFrom Narokunibua Village, Namosi, she is the eldest of seven children and attended Gospel High School. She played for the Fijiana Under U18 team that reached the Plate semi-finals during the 2019 World School Sevens in Auckland.[2][3][4] CareerShe played domestically for the Striders team and Suva U18 before joining the Police team.[4] She began training with the senior Fijian training group in 2021.[5] She is able to play on the wing and at half back. She made her debut for the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team in 2022 and played at the Oceania 7s.[6] She was a non-playing reserve for the Fiji sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She was called-up to the Fiji seven team for the SVNS World Series in Hamilton, New Zealand in January 2023.[4] She scored a try as Fiji won the Oceania Rugby Championship Olympic Qualifier women’s final against Papau New Guinea in November 2023.[7] She was subsequently named in the Fiji sevens team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[8] References
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