Akapusi Qera
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| Date of birth | 24 April 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School |
Lelean Memorial School Suva Grammar School Wanganui City College |
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| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Flanker | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2014 2014 2014– |
Coastal Stallions Pertemps Bees Gloucester Rugby Toulouse Montpellier |
7 27 142 10 20 |
(35) (80) (165) (0) (15) |
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Correct as of 24 August 2015
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2006 2005– |
Fiji Warriors Fiji |
6 54 |
(20) (45) |
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Correct as of 15 May 2017
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Akapusi Qera (born 24 April 1984) is a Fijian professional rugby union player for Montpellier in the French Top 14. A Flanker or No.8, He is married to his sweetheart -Phillipha Talei and they have four children Alexes, Akapusi Jnr, Deborah and Rae-Anne. Qera is also from a Christian sporting family; his father was an international cricketer for Fiji and his brother also played international rugby for Fiji. He is also a first cousin of Fiji test international Viliame Veikoso. Qera is a current test international and 15's captain for Fiji Qera has also represented the Barbarians.
Whilst playing for Pertemps Bees during the 2006–2007 season he was voted Fiji rugby player of the year. Later in the season he was nominated for Fiji sportsman of the year, finishing second to golfer Vijay Singh.
A key player for Fiji during their 2007 Rugby World Cup campaign in France, he scored three tries and was later voted third in the Guinness Premiership player of the season awards for 2007–08.
Since his debut season at Gloucester, Qera has gone on to captain the Fijian national side and also be awarded the Gloucester Player of the Year award in 2010.
Coastal Stallions and Pertemps Bees
2005–2007
born 24 April 1984 in Suva, Qera's first professional club were Colonial Cup side Coastal Stallions whom he played for during the 2005–2006 season. During his time with the Stallions, Qera made numerous representative appearances for the Fiji U21 side and Fiji Warriors before progressing to the test squad in 2005. In total Qera made seven appearances for the Stallions scoring seven tries.
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