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{{Short description|Fijian rugby union player (born 1990)}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
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==Career==
Kunatani started his career playing rugby in the local 7's competition. He played for the Yamacia 7's side <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mailife.com.fj/injuries-keep-fiji-7s-star-semi-kunatani-out-of-marist-sevens/ | title = Injuries keep Fiji 7s star Semi Kunatani out of Marist Sevens | author = Shelvin Singh | date = February 27, 2015 | publisher = Mai Life Magazine}}</ref> and was selected by Ben Ryan to represent the Fiji National Sevens side in Dubai 2013, following the 2013 win at the Bayleys Fiji Coral Coast Sevens where he was a stand out player.
 
Semi's highs this 2014–2015 World Rugby Sevens season include having scored a total of 37 tries in the series thus far, being named in three World Rugby Dream Teams' (Gold Coast, Las Vegas and Glasgow) and most recently Semi was recognised by Sir Gordon Tietjens when he was named by Sir Gordon in his Hong Kong 7s Dream Team. Listing Semi Kunatani on his bench in an all time Best Sevens team, joining the likes of Waisale Serevi, Jonah Lomu, David Campese, Eric Rush and many other greats of the game.
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Kunatani was part of the [[Fiji national rugby sevens team|Fiji sevens team]] that won a silver medal at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tavi |first1=Karalaini |title=Fiji 7's squad named for Birmingham Games |url=https://www.fbcnews.com.fj/sports/rugby/fiji-7s-squad-named/ |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=fbcnews.com.fj}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fiji Rugby names squads for Commonwealth Games Sevens |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/470453/fiji-rugby-names-squads-for-commonwealth-games-sevens |access-date=2 August 2022 |website=rnz.co.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Vashneel |date=2022-08-01 |title=Team Fiji Men's and Women's teams settle for silver medals at Commonwealth Games |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/team-fiji-mens-and-womens-teams-settle-for-silver-medals-at-commonwealth-games/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}}</ref>
 
In 2023 he played for the international Israeli rugby side, the [[Tel Aviv Heat]]
 
==Statistics==
===World Rugby Sevens Series===
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* {{SR/Olympics profile|ku/semi-kunatani-1}}
 
{{RFC Los Angeles squad}}
{{Fiji rugby sevens squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{Fiji Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}}
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