2009 On 3 December 2008, Waqa signed a two-year contract with the
Sydney Roosters starting from the
2009 NRL season. In Round 4 of the
2009 NRL season against the
Parramatta Eels, Waqa made his
NRL debut for the
Sydney Roosters on the in the Roosters 24–6 win at
SFS. In round 14 against the
Gold Coast Titans, Waqa scored his first and second NRL career tries in the Roosters 24–20 loss at
Central Coast Stadium. Waqa finished the
2009 NRL season with him played in 7 matches and scored 2 tries for the Sydney Roosters as the club finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon for the first time since 1966.
2010 Waqa then signed a three-year contract to play for French top-14 club
US Montauban, however that fell through due to the club experiencing financial difficulties. Waqa then played in Sydney for the 2010 season in the local competition for Southern Districts before
Melbourne Storm coach
Craig Bellamy was notified of his availability.
2011 After a three-month trial during the pre-season, Waqa was signed to a one-year contract after impressing throughout the trial matches. Waqa has been playing in the
NSW Cup for Melbourne Storm feeder team Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, who have a joint venture with the Melbourne Storm. In round 9 of the
2011 NRL season, Waqa made his
Melbourne Storm debut against the
Broncos on the wing, scoring a try in the Storms' 29–22 win at
Suncorp Stadium. After the Storms' match against the
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at
Brookvale Oval, Waqa was suspended for one week over the incident between
Adam Blair and
Glenn Stewart after he came from the bench to pull players off and to assist Blair in the 5-on-1 fight in the Storms' 18–4 loss. Waqa finished the
2011 NRL season with him playing in 10 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Storm.
2012 In round 4 against his former club the
Sydney Roosters, Waqa played his first match in the
2012 NRL season in the Storms’ 44–4 victory over the
Sydney Roosters at
AAMI Park. Since that game Waqa struggled to make it into the first grade side and was playing in the NSW Cup for the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Waqa returned to first grade in round 19 against the
North Queensland Cowboys in the Storms' 20–16 loss at AAMI Park. Waqa retained his wing spot for the rest of the 2012 season after when regular Storm winger
Matt Duffie suffered a shoulder injury. Waqa starred on the wing in the Melbourne Storms'
2012 NRL Grand Final victory over the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, his outstanding defensive strategy, which assisted the Storm to a 14–4 point victory over the minor premiers. Waqa finished the 2012 NRL season with him played in 11 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Storm.
2013 On 22 February 2013, Waqa played in the Storm's
World Club Challenge match against 2012
Super League premiers
Leeds Rhinos, Waqa played on the wing in the Storms' 18–14. After the WCC victory, Waqa injured his hand on a piece of glass in a hotel room incident missed first 8 weeks of the 2013 season. Waqa played in 22 matches and scored 12 tries for the Storm in the
2013 NRL season. Waqa was named in the
Fiji squad for the
2013 World Cup. Waqa played in 4 matches.
2014 In February 2014, Waqa was included in the
Storms' inaugural
2014 Auckland Nines squad. On 21 July 2014, Waqa announced that he signed a 2-year deal with the
Canberra Raiders commencing in 2015. In Round 22 against the
Newcastle Knights, Waqa scored 4 tries in the Storms' shock 32–30 loss after giving away a 30–20 lead with 3 minutes to go at
Hunter Stadium. Waqa scored a try in his last match for the Storm in Melbourne's 28–4 Finals Week 1 defeat by the
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at AAMI Park. Waqa finished the
2014 NRL season as the Storms' highest tryscorer with 18 in 24 matches.
2015 On 17 January 2015, Waqa was named in the
Raiders 2015 Auckland Nines squad. In round 1 of the
2015 NRL season against the
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Waqa made his club debut for the
Canberra Raiders on the wing, scoring a try in the Raiders 24–20 win at
Remondis Stadium. In August 2015, there were rumours about Waqa was seeking a release from the Raiders to sign a three-year deal with a
French rugby union club but later decided to stay out his 2-year commitment with the club. Waqa finished his first year with the Canberra Raiders with him playing 21 matches and scoring 6 tries in the season.
2016 On 30 January 2016, Waqa was named in the Raiders 2016 Auckland Nines squad. On 14 March, Waqa was confirmed to be released from his contract at the end of June to join
Top 14 rugby union side,
Grenoble. On 7 May 2016, Waqa played for
Fiji against
Papua New Guinea in the
2016 Melanesian Cup where he played at centre in the 24–22 loss at
Parramatta Stadium.
2017 On 16 May 2017, Waqa was in talks to rejoin former club Melbourne but the move never eventuated. On 12 December 2017, Waqa made the headlines for the wrong reasons. He was reported to have borrowed money to pay off alleged gambling debts but never paid the money back to his victims. In one case, Waqa reportedly borrowed $12,000 off a student he had befriended. He also reportedly owed money to The Salvation Army, when a worker from The Salvation Army attended Waqa's rental property they found nobody at the residence and Waqa's car had all four of its wheels slashed and both tail lights knocked out.
Post-playing career Waqa now resides in
Pilbara working on the railways in regional
Western Australia. He has four children. ==References==