Mosese Taga (17 September 1964 – 2 February 2022) was a Fijian rugby union player.
Career
He debuted with the Flying Fijians during the
1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two semi-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 mat ...
, during the match against New Zealand at Christchurch, on 27 May 1987. He was also part of the
1991 Rugby World Cup
The 1991 Rugby World Cup () was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Six Nations Championship, Five Na ...
roster, where he was the captain. His last international cap was during a match against Australia, at Sydney on 18 September 1998.
Personal life and death
Taga died on 2 February 2022, at the age of 57. He was the father of Laisa Taga, who plays for
Fiji women's national rugby union team as flanker.
Baby Fijiana ready to fly
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1964 births
2022 deaths
Fiji international rugby union players
Fijian rugby union players
People from Yalalevu
Rugby union players from Ba Province
Rugby union hookers
Rugby union props
1987 Rugby World Cup players
1991 Rugby World Cup players
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