Bituniyata speaking with Baber about playing for Fiji at Tokyo Olympics

Bituniyata speaking with Baber about playing for Fiji at Tokyo Olympics

By Semi Turaga
06/06/2019
Former Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team forward Setareki Bituniyat and Fiji 7s coach Gareth Baber

Former Fiji Airways Men’s National 7s Team forward Setareki Bituniyata wants to play in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

He told Fijivillage that he is having discussions with Coach Gareth Baber.

The winger plays for French club, Massy where in two seasons he played 27 games and scored 6 tries.

He has now signed for Brive where he joins Flying Fijians Captain Dominiko Waqaniburotu.


Source: AP

Bituniyata played for Fiji in the 2016/2017 HSBC World Sevens Series and scored 10 tries in 41 games.

He played alongside three current team members who are Jerry Tuwai, Sevuloni Mocenacagi and Waisea Nacuqu.

The Tokyo Olympics will be held in July next year.

Five teams have automatically qualified for the Olympics Games Sevens competition.

They are Fiji, USA, New Zealand, South Africa and hosts Japan.

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