Full name | Etonia Bose Waqa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 2 June 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lomati, Koro Island, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Etonia Waqa (born 2 June 1999) is a Fijian rugby union player, who plays for the Drua in Super Rugby. His preferred position is lock.[1]
Waqa is from Lomati village on Koro Island. Following selection for the Fiji U20 team he moved to New Zealand, featuring for Te Puna rugby club in the Bay of Plenty region.[2]
Waqa was called into the Drua squad ahead of Round 11 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season, making his debut against the Hurricanes.[3] He was named in the Bay of Plenty squad for the 2023 Bunnings NPC, having been named as a late replacement in the 2022 edition, and having previously represented Bay of Plenty at junior level.[4]