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Akapusi Qera (born 24 April 1984) is a Fijian professional rugby union player for Montpellier in the French Top 14. A Flanker or No.8, Qera is from a sporting family; his father was an international cricketer for Fiji and his brother also played international rugby for Fiji. He is also a first cousin of Fiji test international Viliame Veikoso. Qera is a current test international and has also captained the national side. Qera has also represented the Barbarians. Whilst playing for Pertemps Bees during the 2006–2007 season he was voted Fiji rugby player of the year. Later in the season he was nominated for Fiji sportsman of the year, finishing second to golfer Vijay Singh. A key player for Fiji during their 2007 Rugby World Cup campaign in France, he scored three tries and was later voted third in the Guinness Premiership player of the season awards for 2007–08. Since his debut season at Gloucester, Qera has gone on to captain the Fijian national side and also be awarded the Gloucester Player of the Year award in 2010. ==Club career== Coastal Stallions and Pertemps Bees 2005–2007 born 24 April 1984 in Suva, Qera's first professional club were Colonial Cup side Coastal Stallions whom he played for during the 2005–2006 season. During his time with the Stallions, Qera made numerous representative appearances for the Fiji U21 side and Fiji Warriors before progressing to the test squad in 2005. In total Qera made seven appearances for the Stallions scoring seven tries. Qera then relocated to play professional club rugby in England for the Pertemps Bees. During the 2006–2007 season at Pertemps Bees he was the club's top try scorer and the highest scoring forward in National Division One. Gloucester Rugby 2007–2008 Qera moved to Gloucester, who play in the Guinness Premiership, at the start of the 2007–08 season. He scored his first try for the club against Bourgoin in a 51–27 victory for Gloucester at Kingsholm. On 17 January 2008, Qera signed a new contract with Gloucester until 2010. On 19 April 2008 Qera scored a hat-trick in Gloucester's Guinness Premiership match versus Leeds Carnegie. In May 2008 Qera was nominated for the Guinness Premiership Player of the Year award for 2007–08, eventually finishing in third place behind England internationals Olly Barkley and James Simpson-Daniel. Dean Ryan (then Gloucester head coach) said of Qera's debut Premiership season, "Akapusi's impact on the Premiership last season was tremendous and he produced a number of world class performances". 2008–2009 In July 2008 Qera had surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament and as a result he missed the start of the 2008–2009 season. Qera marked his return from injury with a try, coming off the bench to score in the corner in Gloucester's 24–22 win over London Wasps in March 2009. As a result of injury he made just 6 appearances for Gloucester during the season. 2009–2010 On 24 January 2010 Qera scored his second hat-trick for Gloucester in the Heineken Cup win over Newport Gwent Dragons. He finished the 2009–2010 season with 10 tries from 31 first team appearances, proving his world class scoring rate and was Gloucester's second top overall try scorer for the season. He was voted Gloucester Rugby player of the season for 2009–2010. 2010–2011 After suffering from Bell's Palsy towards the start of the season Qera scored his first try of the campaign against Exeter Chiefs. Further scores came against London Irish in both the LV Cup and Premiership fixtures in February. He completed the season with 20 appearances in all competitions. 2011–2012 During the 2011–2012 season, Qera crossed the try-line against Exeter Chiefs, Harlequins, London Wasps and Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership as well as against Toulouse in the Heineken Cup. In February 2012 he signed a two-year contract extension at Gloucester and also received his first call up for the Barbarians for their summer internationals, making his debut against England at Twickenham. Qera finished the club season having made 24 appearances in all competitions for Gloucester and was named in The Rugby Paper's Premiership XV. 2012–2013 A permanent fixture in the Cherry and Whites side during throughout the season, Qera crossed for scores against both London Irish and Leicester Tigers in the Premiership. He then scored in consecutive matches against London Welsh (in the LV Cup), Sale Sharks (for which he was awarded Premiership try of the week), Saracens and Harlequins. In total he made 29 appearances and was included in the 6-man shortlist for Premiership player of the season (won by Leicester and England hooker Tom Youngs). 2013–2014 Qera made six first team appearances in for the 2013–2014 season. Toulouse On 14 December 2013, it was announced Qera would leave Gloucester mid-season in the 2013/14 season as he signed a contract to join Toulouse in the French Top 14 under the 'Medical Joker' rule, effectively on 1 January 2014. Montpellier 2014–2015 On 14 June 2014, Qera will leave Toulouse to join Top 14 rivals Montpellier from the 2014–15 season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Akapusi Qera」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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