Vodafone Fiji 7s Olympic Gold Medalist Masivesi Dakuwaqa has signed a contract with the Canberra Raiders until the end of the season.
Dakuwaqa missed out on selection for the Paris 7s as he was in the process of departing Fiji to join the Raiders in Australia last week.
The 24-year-old played rugby league in secondary school before making a switch to rugby union where he made his debut last year.
Having only arrived in Canberra yesterday, Dakuwaqa says he was looking forward to start training with the team.
Dakuwaqa joins the few Fijians who have represented the Raiders with the likes of Sisa Waqa and Noa Nadruku.
Excited to see my brother transition over!! Boy is #danger 🔥🔥 https://t.co/mm2YNXPcJJ
— jarryd hayne (@JarrydHayne) May 8, 2017
Looking forward to seeing this guy play!! I hope he gets a crack at playing in the @NRL before the end of the season. https://t.co/jPfvBEFQLP
— Lote Tuqiri (@LoteTuqiri) May 8, 2017
Fiji will play Samoa in their first pool game of the Paris 7s at 8pm this Saturday.
Our second pool game is against Russia at 11.26pm Saturday and our final pool match is against Australia at 3.14am Sunday.
The medal quarterfinals will start at 8.28pm Sunday, the medal semifinals will be played at 12.18am Monday while the medal final will be played at 3.33am Monday.
