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Kitione Taliga
Date of birth (1993-04-21) April 21, 1993 (age 31)

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 well 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 brilliant try from counter-attack, which marked a epic comeback against Australia national rugby sevens team[6][7].

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References

  1. ^ Rusiate Baleilevuka (April 4, 2016). "Taliga has more to offer". Fiji Village.
  2. ^ Rusiate Baleilevuka (March 5, 2016). "Taliga to replace Mocenacagi". Fiji Village.
  3. ^ Kalesi Mele (March 14, 2016). "Taliga, Dakuwaqa in top form on day 1". Fiji Times.
  4. ^ Pravin Narain (April 21, 2015). "Taliga ready to impress sevens coach". Fiji Times.
  5. ^ Akuila Cama (May 1, 2015). "Taliga aims to follow in viriviris footsteps". Fiji One.
  6. ^ "Fiji 21-15 Australia: World champions win Las Vegas Sevens final". Sky Sports. March 5, 2016.
  7. ^ Justine Mannan (April 18, 2016). "Taliga Strikes Again". Fiji Sun.
  8. ^ Rusiate Baleilevuka (March 15, 2016). "Kitione Taliga wins Vancouver 7s Impact Player award". Fiji Village.
  9. ^ "CANADA SEVENS IMPACT PLAYER: KITIONE TALIGA". DHL Express. March 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "AYODI & TALIGA SPLIT SINGAPORE SEVENS IMPACT PLAYER". DHL Express. April 21, 2016.
  11. ^ "Taliga and Ayodi shine bright in Singapore". World Rugby. April 21, 2016.
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