Viliame Iongi

Viliame "Pila" Iongi (born 8 August 1989) is a Tongan national rugby union player. He has played for Tonga.[1] Iongi has 12 caps for Tonga and scored seven tries, four coming on his debut in the Churchill Cup against United States.[2]

Viliame Iongi
Date of birth (1989-08-08) 8 August 1989
Place of birthTofoa, Tonga
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback, Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2013
2014–2015
2015–2016		 Scarlets
Nottingham
San Francisco Rush		 15
20
8		 (20)
(60)
(25)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011– Tonga 21 (50)
Correct as of 25 June 2016

Iongi played in Australia with the Queanbeyan Whites for two seasons, winning the ACTRU Premier Division title in 2010.[3] His impressive performances in 2010 earned him a spot in the Brumbies academy for the 2011 season.

In October 2011, Iongi signed for the Llanelli-based Welsh regional side, the Scarlets.[4] Iongi made a bright start to his Scarlets career scoring four tries in his first four starts; tries against Ulster and Northampton Saints were followed by a brace against London Irish in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He left the region in the summer of 2012.

On 4 April 2014, Iongi returned to England to sign for Nottingham in the RFU Championship for the 2014–15 season.[5]

References
  1. "Viliame Iongi". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. "Tonga inflicts 2nd thrashing of US by 44–13 in Churchill Cup debut". Taimionline.com. Taimi Media Network. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110222115502/http://www.whitesrugby.org.au/qrufcwhitearticle01.html. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Iongi signs for Scarlets". Sky Sports. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. "Nottingham sign Tongan international winger Viliami Iongi". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
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