Sonatane Takulua
Sonatane Takulua (born 11 January 1991) is a Tongan rugby union player. He plays in the Scrum-Half position for the England based Gallagher Premiership side, Newcastle Falcons. Takulua also represents Tonga at international level.[1]
Full name | Sonatane Takulua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lapaha, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Dargaville High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
Takalua was born in Lapaha, Tonga and moved to New Zealand with his family when he was 11.[2]
Career
In 2012, Takulua was signed by Northland after a year on a development contract.
In 2014, he was signed by the Blues on a development contract.[3] Although he was named in the matchday squad in two consecutive matches, he failed to make an appearance in the matches against the Hurricanes[4] and the Brumbies.[5]
References
- "NRU Profile". Northland Rugby. Northland Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- "Takulua living the dream in Tonga's 2015 Rugby World Cup side".
- "Blues Development squad announced". Blues Rugby. Blues Rugby. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blues 30-12 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – Brumbies 26-9 Blues". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
External links
- Sonatane Takulua at ESPNscrum
- Sonatane Takulua at ItsRugby.co.uk
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