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Jasa Veremalua MOF (born 29 May 1988) is a Fijian rugby union player who plays for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR).[1] He also plays for the Fiji sevens team. Veremalua made his debut for Fiji at the 2013 Wellington Sevens. He is from Korotogo Village in the Nadroga Navosa Province.

Jasa Veremalua

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Jasa
Born	(1988-05-29) 29 May 1988 (age 34) Korotogo, Baravi, Nadroga
Education	St Thomas Secondary School Fiji National University
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb)
Rugby league career
Playing information
Rugby league
Rugby union
Position	Wing, Centre, Flanker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012 Red Rock 2019- San Diego Legion 36 6 30 Total 36 6 0 0 30 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013– Fiji 7's 123 51 255
Source: s As of 15 July 2021
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team

Youth and early career

Jasa Veremalua was born and raised in Korotogo, Baravi, Nadroga and he started his career playing rugby in the local 7's competition. He has been playing for the famous Red Rock 7's Team since 2012. His father died in 2005 when he was just 19. He regards his Red Rock coach, Lote Rasiga as a father-figure

He attended Sigatoka Methodist Primary School then Sigatoka Methodist College and then went on to St Thomas High School in Lautoka. He then attended Fiji National University in Ba to do his Diploma in Automobile and Road Transport studies.[2] He joined Senibiau Rugby Club in Nadroga in 2006 and later joined Natabua Rugby club from 2010–2011.

In 2012, he was named best player won the Campese-Serevi Medal during the Coral Coast 7's.

National team

He was later selected by the then Fiji 7's coach, Alifereti Dere into the 7's team. In March 2013, he was offered a contract by Stade Toulousain to play in the Top 14 competition but due to an injury, the offer was taken back.[3]

In 2016, his performance in the 2016 USA Sevens saw him win the DHL Impact player of the tournament.[4]

He was also instrumental in helping Fiji win their 2nd title in a row after Fiji took out the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series during the 2016 London Sevens by reaching the cup quarterfinals. He was crowned the DHL Impact Player of the 2015‑16 7s series as well as making the Dream Team of the series.[5]

References

External links

• Jasa Veremalua at World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
• Jasa Veremalua at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Jasa Veremalua at Olympedia
• Jasa Veremalua at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
• Jasa Veremalua at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Zimbio Bio
• Ultimate Rugby profile

На других языках

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- [en] Jasa Veremalua

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[fr] Jasa Veremalua

Jasa Veremalua, né le 29 mai 1988, est un joueur de rugby à XV et rugby à sept fidjien évoluant au poste d'ailier ou de centre en rugby à XV. International fidjien de rugby à sept depuis 2013, il fait partie de l'équipe qui remporte les éditions 2015 et 2016 des World Rugby Sevens Series et de l'équipe qui participe aux Jeux olympiques de Rio. Avec celle-ci, il devient champion olympique.

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[ru] Веремалуа, Яса

Яса Веремалуа (фидж. Jasa Veremalua, родился 29 мая 1988) — фиджийский регбист[1], играющий на позиции винга, центра и фланкера. Олимпийский чемпион по регби-7 в составе сборной Фиджи.

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