Position
Center
Test Caps
15
Club
Harlequins Women
Age
26
U20 Caps
9
Lagi Tuima
If your uncle is Fiji’s Akapusi Qera, then there is a good chance that you will have a solid grounding from which to build a rugby career and that is exactly what Lagi Tuima has done. With her dad and her three brothers also playing rugby, Lagi was surrounded by the game from a young age but it was not until she joined Devonport Services at the age of 16 that she first began to play. After a stint with Plymouth Albion Ladies she was signed by Bristol Bears for the 2017/18 Tyrrells Premier 15s season and after only two months of top-flight rugby she was called up to the England squad and made her debut as a replacement against Canada. She moved to Harlequins during the close season and was named as one of England’s 28 contracted players for the 2019/20 season. In 2023, she was named in Simon Middleton’s squad for the TikTok Women’s Six Nations.
- Career Path
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2016 England Women u20
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2017 Bristol Bears Women England Women
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2020 Harlequins Women
The inside centre, who wears 12, and outside centre, wearing 13, have similar roles but often specialise. The 12 becomes first receiver if the fly half is unavailable and is generally larger, able to tackle big opponents, take the lead and distribute the ball for tactical advantage. The outside centre is robust and able to step around defenders at pace, adaptable and with the speed of a wing.
