Kitione Taliga

Full name	Kitione Taliga Dawai
Date of birth	(1993-04-21) 21 April 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Nadi, Fiji
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb)
School	Ratu Navula College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Fullback Current team Fijian Drua Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017– Fijian Drua 4 (5) Correct as of 10 February 2022 National sevens team(s) Years Team Comps 2015–2016 Fiji 12 Correct as of 10 February 2022
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  Fiji Summer Olympics 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

Kitione Taliga (born 21 April 1993) is a Fiji rugby union player.^[1][2] He is currently playing for the Fiji sevens team,^[3] Kitione Taliga was selected by Coach Ben Ryan^[4][5] in 2015 to represent Fiji National Sevens side at 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series and Taliga made his debut for Fiji 7s at the 2015 Dubai Sevens, he is known for his performance at the 2016 USA Sevens Final, when he came off the bench, ran the entire length of the field to score under the posts and also score another try from counter-attack, which marked a comeback against Australia national rugby sevens team.^[6][7]

Taliga hails from the village of Dratabu, Nadi and attended Ratu Navula Secondary School. He made a name for himself playing local 7's tournaments with the Wardens Rugby Club. It was here where he caught the attention of Ben Ryan and was drafted into the Fiji Sevens Team.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

• 2016 Canada Sevens – DHL Impact Player of the Tournament.^[8][9]
• 2016 Singapore Sevens – DHL Impact Player of the Tournament.^[10][11]