Quddus Fielea
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Quddus Vusika Fielea is a former Tongan rugby union
footballer and a current coach. He played as a wing.
Fielea had 11 caps for Tonga
, from 1987 to 1991, scoring 2 tries, 8 points in aggregate. The Tongan wing played all the three matches at the 1987 Rugby World Cup
finals, scoring a try in the 16-29 defeat to Wales
.
Fielea after ending his player career, become a coach. He was later nominated coach of Tonga, which qualified by repechage for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
campaign. Fielea reached the best results ever for his country, with wins over United States
and Samoa
, which had defeated them 50-28 in the qualifying round. Under Fielea, Tonga also lost to South Africa
by 25-30, earning a bonus point. It was expected that they could have a similar result with England
, but they lost 20-36, still performing strongly. Fielea achieved the qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
finals by finishing in 3rd place.
He was the coach of the Pacific Islanders
during their tour of Europe in 2008.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer and a current coach. He played as a wing.
Fielea had 11 caps for Tonga
Tonga national rugby union team
The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...
, from 1987 to 1991, scoring 2 tries, 8 points in aggregate. The Tongan wing played all the three matches at the 1987 Rugby World Cup
1987 Rugby World Cup
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two...
finals, scoring a try in the 16-29 defeat to Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
.
Fielea after ending his player career, become a coach. He was later nominated coach of Tonga, which qualified by repechage for the 2007 Rugby World Cup
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by France from 7 September to 20 October. France won the hosting rights in 2003,...
campaign. Fielea reached the best results ever for his country, with wins over United States
United States national rugby union team
USA Rugby's men's national rugby union team, nicknamed the Eagles, represents the United States in the sport of rugby union. The Eagles are currently ranked 17th by the IRB World Rankings. Their highest ranking was from November 2, 2006 – September 10, 2007 at the 14th position...
and Samoa
Samoa national rugby union team
The Manu Samoa is the men's representative side of the Samoa Rugby Union in both the 15's and the 7's for international competitions. The Samoa Rugby Union is owned by the affiliated rugby unions of Samoa. In Samoa, Manu Samoa is in honour of a famous Samoan warrior. From 1924 to 1997 Samoa was...
, which had defeated them 50-28 in the qualifying round. Under Fielea, Tonga also lost to South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
by 25-30, earning a bonus point. It was expected that they could have a similar result with England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
, but they lost 20-36, still performing strongly. Fielea achieved the qualification for the 2011 Rugby World Cup
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005...
finals by finishing in 3rd place.
He was the coach of the Pacific Islanders
Pacific Islanders rugby union team
The Pacific Islanders rugby union team is an international rugby union team, started in 2004, that represents Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. While Niue and the Cook Islands are not members of the Pacific Tri-Nations competition, they did supply players to the squad for the Pacific Islanders' tour in 2004...
during their tour of Europe in 2008.