Latu Talakai
Full name | Sione Latu Talakai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 December 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 132 kg (291 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sione Latu Talakai (born 26 December 1989) is a Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a prop represents Tonga internationally and plays for Australian Shute Shield club Eastwood.[1] He was included in the Tongan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[2] He helped captain the Wests Bulldogs to a premiership in 2022.
Career
[edit]He made his international debut for Tonga against Wales on 16 June 2017.[3] He was also part of the Tongan team which emerged as runners-up to Fiji at the 2017 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ "Latu Talakai". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Kefu names squad tasked with making history". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Tonga v Wales". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 September 2019.