Manuqalo Komaitai

Manuqalo Komaitai is a number 8 for the British Army and the UK Armed Forces Women’s XV, serving as a Guardsman with the Irish Guards. A Fiji international, she scored on her Fijiana debut against Tonga, played at the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup in England, and plays her club rugby for Harlequins.

Komaitai helped the Army win the 2025 Inter-Services title and was named both British Army and UK Armed Forces Sportswoman of the Year for 2025. She won her UKAF cap off the bench in the 38-5 win over a North of England XV at Kingston Park in 2024.

Sources: Fiji Sun, Army Rugby Union