Akuila Rokolisoa (born 27 June 1995) is a professional

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player who plays as a

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. Born in Fiji, he represents

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at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.

International career

Rokolisoa made his All Blacks Sevens debut at the 2018 Hong Kong Sevens. Rokolisoa was named in the All Blacks Sevens squad for the

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in San Francisco where he scored a crucial try in the final to see New Zealand take Gold. He was also named in the

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. He won a bronze medal at the event. He featured for New Zealand at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in

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. He won a silver medal after his side lost to

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in the gold medal final. He is the current leading point scorer in the 2022-23 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series. He competed for

at the

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.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rokolisoa, Akuila 1995 births Living people New Zealand international rugby sevens players New Zealand male rugby sevens players New Zealand rugby union players Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in rugby sevens Rugby sevens players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby sevens players for New Zealand People from Tavua, Fiji Rugby union players from Ba Province 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen