Drauniniu 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.
England beat New Zealand 21-19 to secure a meeting with South Africa in the final. He failed the final hurdle, 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.[2]
Despite his England Sevens commitment, Josh was still named in Rugby Times' National League 1 Team of the Season for 2008/09, having scored 16 tries.[3]
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 made his way back into Ben Ryan's England Sevens team for the Adelaide and Hong Kong legs of the IRB World Series.
Drauniniu is known as an attacking winger with a dangerous side step, and his talents have not gone unnoticed by rival clubs. He signed for the Worcester Warriors for their first season back in the Aviva Premiership[4]
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