Sireli Maqala Explained

Sireli Maqala (born 20 March 2000) is a Fijian rugby union player. He plays for Bayonne in the French Top 14 and for Fiji.

Rugby sevens

Maqala was selected in the Fijian squad for the 2021 Oceania Sevens Championship, a warm-up tournament prior to the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[1] In July 2021, he was named in the Fijian squad for the rugby sevens at the Olympics which would go on to win a gold medal.^[2]

Maqala was part of the Fiji sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. News: Fiji name Sevens squad that gives glimpse of team they'll send to Olympics. Rugby Pass. 3 June 2021. 22 June 2021.
2. Fiji name squad to defend the Olympic Games sevens gold medal in Tokyo. Rugby Pass. 4 July 2021. 6 July 2021.
3. Web site: Tavi . Karalaini . Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games . 2 August 2022 . fbcnews.com.fj.
4. Web site: Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens . 2 August 2022 . rnz.co.nz.
5. Web site: Prasad . Vashneel . 2022-08-01 . Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games . 2022-08-04 . Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union . en.