A talented ball runner, evasive with great anticipation. Maqala’s impressive debut at the 2021 Olympics saw him quickly snapped up by Bayonne where he has remained since. His current season is shaping as his best yet.
Bayonne’s record breaking season came to an end, losing 25-32 to Toulouse. They kicked 5 first half penalties but probably would like to have maintained the pressure in hindsight.
Maqala started at Centre, created one of their 2 linebreaks in the match but overall couldn’t break through the stingy Toulouse defence. He finishes the season with 11 tries from 20 matches and a likely contender for Centre of the year.
Bayonne have qualified for their first Semi Final in the Top 14 after beating Clermont 20-3. The match was played in pouring rain and points were hard to come by but the home side never looked uncomfortable in the end.
Competition | Club | Games | Tries | Points | Conversions | Penalty Kicks | Drop Goals |
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Top 14 | Bayonne | 20 | 11 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competition | Years | Club | Games | Tries | Conv | Pen Kicks | Drop Goals | Points |
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Top 14 | 2022-2025 | Bayonne | 47 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Champions Cup | 2024 | Bayonne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pro D2 | 2021-2022 | Bayonne | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Years | Team | Games | Tries | Conversions | Penalty Kicks | Drop Goals | Points |
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2023-2024 | Flying Fijians | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
2021-2022 | Fiji 7s | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Bayonne's record breaking season came to an end this morning after defeat to Toulouse 25-32. The visitors kicked 5 first penalties through the boot of sharpshooter Joris Segonds to trail 15-20 but the home side had too much firepower in the end.
Sireli Maqala and Luke Tagi both started the match and will now head back to Fiji to prepare for the international season.
Bayonne are one game away from the Top 14 Final after defeating and eliminating Clermont this morning. In pouring rain, points were hard to come by except by the boot. Bayonne kicking 5 penalties and a drop goal to add to their sole try giving them a 20-3 win.
Peceli Yato played his last match for Clermont, leaving for Perpignan next season.
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