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Born in Suva, Fiji, Josh Drauniniu is a Rugby Union footballer who currently plays as a Winger for London Welsh in the RFU Championship
Josh joined the Royal Navy in 2003 at the age of 17 and saw active service in the Gulf in 2005. Upon joining the Navy, Josh was soon introduced to Rugby Union, having played rugby league and football at school in Fiji, and he made his debut in the annual Army v Navy match at Twickenham in 2004.
Three years later he was signed by Exeter Chiefs, where his pace on the wing caught the eye of the England Sevens selectors.
He scored a stunning try on his international sevens debut against Portugal in Dubai in November 2008 in the first leg of the 2008/09 IRB Sevens Series. With barely 20 seconds on the clock, Drauniniu picked the ball up ten metres from his own tryline, made the break and ran the try in from 90 metres. Josh then claimed his third try of the tournament as England beat New Zealand 21-19 to secure a meeting with South Africa in the final. Unfortunately the final hurdle would prove too high, but his performances were enough to earn him a place in the England squad for the 2009 Sevens World Cup in Dubai - though England would go out to Samoa in the quarter-finals.
Despite his England Sevens commitment, Josh was still named in Rugby Times' National League One Team of the Season for 2008/09, having scored 16 tries.
In his first season for Exeter Chiefs he had raced in for 22 tries, and it was that sort of try scoring form that tempted Harlequins to bring him to the Guinness Premiership.
His first start for Quins came in a 9-9 draw with London Irish at the Stoop in October 2009, but the highlight of his time at the club would come against the Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gardens three weeks later when he scored two tries as a second half replacement in a 27-16 defeat. He made one Heineken Cup appearance, as a replacement against the Cardiff Blues at The Stoop, and was named on the bench for last years A League final against Leicester Development at Welford Road, which the home side won 29-27.
In February 2010 he forced his way back into Ben Ryan's England Sevens team for the Adelaide and Hong Kong legs of the IRB World Series.
Josh is known as a powerful attacking winger with a very dangerous side step, and his talents have not gone unoticed by rival clubs, with a strong link to the Worcester Warriors being suggested for next season.
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