Kuli Faletau

Kuli Faletau (born 30 December 1963) is a Tongan former international rugby union player who played as a lock. He is Tonga's most capped forward.[1]

Kuli Faletau

Date of birth	(1963-12-30) 30 December 1963
Place of birth	Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	252 lb (114 kg)
Children	Taulupe Faletau
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Toa-ko-ma'afu Tonmawr () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–00 2001–03 Ebbw Vale Pontypool 11+ 59 (10) (35) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1988–99 Tonga 20 9

Career

Faletau played as a lock, and played in 20 tests for Tonga between 1988 and 1999, scoring 2 tries and 9 points.[2]

He also appeared at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.[3]

Faletau played at club level for Tonmawr, Toa-ko-ma'afu, Ebbw Vale and Pontypool.[4][5]

Personal life

He is the father of Welsh international Taulupe Faletau.[1][5] He also has two other sons,[6] and is a lay preacher in Wales.[6]

References

1. Iwan Davies (20 February 2010). "Faletau starts for Wales Under-20s". South Wales Argus.
2. "Profile". ESPNscrum.
3. "Tonga Player Biographies". Sports Illustrated / CNN.
4. "Profile". Tonmawr RFC. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
5. Robin Davey (16 March 2010). "Faletau set for first start". South Wales Argus.
6. Peter Shuttleworth (1 February 2012). "Six Nations: Family fortune for Faletau favours Wales". BBC Sport.