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Joma Rubuti (born 9 February 1991) is a Fijian rugby union player.
Rubuti made her international debut against Papua New Guinea at the 2016 Oceania Championship in Suva.[1]
In 2022, Rubuti was named in the Fijiana Drua squad for Super W.[2] She was a reserve in the Drua's Super W debut match against the Melbourne Rebels.[3][4][5] She started against the Queensland Reds in round 2 and featured against the Western Force in round 3 of the Super W.[6][7] Rubuti also featured against the Waratahs and scored her first Super W try against the Brumbies in the final round.[8][9][10] She made the starting line up in the Grand Final against the Waratahs.[11][12]
Rubuti was selected for the Fijiana squad for two test matches against Australia and Japan in May 2022.[13][14] She started in the test against the Wallaroos in Australia.[15] She also featured in the test match against Japan.[16]
Rubuti was again named in the Fijiana squad for the 2022 Oceania Championship in New Zealand.[17][18] She scored a try in Fiji's 152–0 trouncing of Papua New Guinea in the first round of the Oceania competition.[19][20][21] She started in the games against Tonga and Samoa.[22][23] In September she played in a warm up match against Canada.[24] She was also named in the Fijiana squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup.[25]