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{{short description|Fiji international rugby league footballer & national coach}}
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{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name           = Joe Dakuitoga
|fullname       = Josaia Rabele Dakuitoga
|image          = Joe Dakuitoga (10 November 2008) 2.jpg
|image_size     =
|caption        = <small>Dakuitoga at the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008 World Cup]]</small>
|position       = {{rlp|WG|SR}}
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1965|9|25|df=y}}
|birth_place    = [[Fiji]]
|death_date     =
|death_place    =
|height         =  
|weight         =  
|club1          = [[Penrith Panthers]]
|year1start     = 1994
|year1end       = 95
|appearances1   = 7
|tries1         = 1
|goals1         = 0
|fieldgoals1    = 0
|points1        = 4
|club2          = [[Sheffield Eagles]]
|year2start     = 1995
|year2end       = 96
|appearances2   = 19
|tries2         = 2
|goals2         = 0
|fieldgoals2    = 0
|points2        = 8
|teamA          = {{rlnt|Fiji}}
|yearAstart     = 1995
|yearAend       = 96
|appearancesA   = 4
|triesA         = 1
|goalsA         = 0
|fieldgoalsA    = 0
|pointsA        = 4
|coachteamA          = {{rlnt|Fiji}}
|coachyearAstart     = 2007
|coachyearAend       = 08
|coachgamesA         = 5
|coachwinsA          = 3
|coachdrawsA         = 0
|coachlossesA        = 2
|coachteamB          = {{rlnt|Fiji}}
|coachyearBstart     = 2011
|coachyearBend       = 12
|coachgamesB         = 2
|coachwinsB          = 1
|coachdrawsB         = 0
|coachlossesB        = 1
| coachteamC          = {{rlnt|Fiji}}
| coachyearCstart     = 2020
| coachyearCend       = 22
| coachgamesC         = 2
| coachwinsC          = 0
| coachdrawsC         = 0
| coachlossesC        = 2
| coachteamD          = [[Fiji women's national rugby league team|Fiji Women]]
| coachyearDstart     = 2018
| coachyearDend       = present
| coachgamesD         = 13
| coachwinsD          = 8
| coachdrawsD         = 0
| coachlossesD        = 5
| new                 = yes
| source              = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/josaia-dakuitoga/summary.html RLP]</ref>
| retired             = no
| updated             = 28 October 2024
}}

'''Josaia Rabele "Joe" Dakuitoga''' (born 25 September 1965), also known as '''Jo Rabele''', is a Fijian professional [[rugby league]] coach who is the current coach of the [[Fiji women's national rugby league team|Fiji Women]] aka Fiji Bulikula, and a former professional [[rugby league]] footballer.

In his playing career, Dakuitoga was a founding member of the national team at the 1992 [[Rugby League World Sevens]]. He played for the [[Penrith Panthers]] and the [[Sheffield Eagles]], and represented Fiji at the [[1995 Rugby League World Cup|1995 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2020/08/28/life-after-sports-why-rabele-stuck-with-league/ |title=Life After Sports: Why Rabele Stuck With League |publisher=Fiji Sun |date=28 August 2020 |access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref> He was later the coach of the Fijian team at the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008 World Cup]].

==Playing career==
Dakuitoga played for the [[Penrith Panthers]] in the [[NSWRL Premiership]], playing in seven matches between 1994 and 1995. He was selected for the [[Fiji national rugby league team|Fijian squad]] in the [[1995 Rugby League World Cup|1995 World Cup]]. Following this tournament he signed with the [[Sheffield Eagles]] along with teammates [[Waisale Sovatabua]] and [[Malakai Yasa Kaunaivalu]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-edwards-still-in-doubt-for-semifinal-1578109.html Edwards still in doubt for semi-final] ''The Independent'', 17 October 1995</ref> Dakuitoga spent two seasons at the Eagles.

==Coaching career==
While coaching the [[Nadera Panthers]] in the [[Fiji National Rugby League competition]] Dakuitoga was appointed the domestic national coach in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/bati-camp-in-fiji-redesigned-haynes-journey/ |title=Bati camp in Fiji redesigned Hayne’s journey |publisher=Fiji Times |date=4 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2023}}</ref> In 2008 he took the Fijian squad to the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008 World Cup]] as head coach.<ref name=RNZ2020a/>

In August 2020, Dakuitoga was appointed head coach of Fiji ahead of the [[2021 Rugby League World Cup|2021 World Cup]].<ref name=RNZ2020a>{{cite web|last=Wylie|first=Vinnie|date=26 August 2020|title=Dakuitoga appointed Fiji rugby league coach again|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/424474/dakuitoga-appointed-fiji-rugby-league-coach-again|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] |access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref>

Dakuitoga was appointed Director of Coaching at [[Griffith, New South Wales|Griffith Waratahs]] in the [[Group 20 Rugby League]] competition in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Tallon |date=2023-03-27 |title=Major Coup for Waratah Tigers Secures Rugby League’s Future in Griffith |url=https://battlersforbushfooty.com/2023/03/27/major-coup-for-waratah-tigers-secures-rugby-leagues-future-in-griffith/ |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=Battlers For Bush Footy |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Fiji squad 1995 Rugby League World Cup}}
{{Fiji 2008 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{Fiji 2021 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{Fiji national rugby league team coaches}}

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