Raijieli Daveua

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Raijieli Daveua (born May 30, 1992) is a Fijian rugby sevens player. She was selected as a member of the Fiji women's national rugby sevens team to the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/raijieli-daveua|title=DAVEUA Raijieli|website=Rio 2016|access-date=2016-08-09|archive-date=2016-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806035017/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/raijieli-daveua|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last=Ratulevu |first=Pate |date=2016-07-16 |title=Rio Olympics: Fiji Sevens Teams Announced |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/fiji-rugby-sevens-team-list-to-rio/ |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}}

Rugby career

Daveua also competed for Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Vashneel |date=2021-07-04 |title=Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/fijian-rugby-sevens-teams-named-for-tokyo-olympic-games/ |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-07-05 |title=Olympic Champions Fiji have named their squads to compete in the Tokyo Olympics |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/446220/olympic-champions-fiji-have-named-their-squads-to-compete-in-the-tokyo-olympics |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}} She won a bronze medal at the event.{{Cite web |date=2021-07-31 |title=Fantastic Fijiana win historic Olympic medal |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/448175/fantastic-fijiana-win-historic-olympic-medal |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}{{Cite web |last=Deo |first=Rohit |date=2021-07-31 |title=2020 Tokyo Olympics: Fantastic Fijiana win historic Bronze medal |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/2020-tokyo-olympics-fantastic-fijiana-win-historic-bronze-medal/ |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=FijiTimes |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-08-12 |title=How the Fijiana battled adversity to win historic Olympic medal at Tokyo Games |url=https://www.world.rugby/news/659017?lang=en |access-date=2022-08-21 |website=www.world.rugby}}

Daveua won a silver medal with the Fijiana sevens team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{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}}{{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 |date=6 July 2022 }}{{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}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-31 |title=Australia takes Women's Sevens gold over Fiji |url=https://www.espn.com/commonwealth-games/story/_/id/34324948/commonwealth-games-australia-takes-women-sevens-gold-fiji |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} She also featured at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Vashneel |date=2022-08-31 |title=Saiasi Fuli names squad for Rugby World Cup |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/saiasi-fuli-names-squad-for-rugby-world-cup/ |access-date=2022-09-19 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}}

Daveua was named on the bench in the warm up match against Canada ahead of the World Cup.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-22 |title=World Cup Warm-Up – Fiji vs Canada – ARN Guide |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/09/22/world-cup-warm-up-fiji-vs-canada-arn-guide/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=Americas Rugby News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-23 |title=Canada ready for World Cup after win over Fiji |url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2022/09/23/canada-ready-for-world-cup-after-win-over-fiji/ |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Americas Rugby News |language=en-US}} She was selected for the Fijiana squad to the 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Vashneel |date=2022-09-21 |title=Seruvakula names 32-member squad for Rugby World Cup |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/seruvakula-names-32-member-squad-for-rugby-world-cup/ |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Mockford |first=Sarah |date=2022-09-21 |title=Fiji Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 |url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/tournaments/rugby-world-cup/fiji-womens-rugby-world-cup-squad-2022-145672 |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=Rugby World |language=en-US}}

She represented Fiji at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Vashneel |date=2021-07-04 |title=Fijian Rugby Sevens teams named for Tokyo Olympic Games |url=https://www.fijirugby.com/fijian-rugby-sevens-teams-named-for-tokyo-olympic-games/ |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Official Website of Fiji Rugby Union |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Fiji - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024 |url=https://www.world.rugby/tournaments/olympics/paris-2024/participating-nations/fiji |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=www.world.rugby}}