Birth name | Daniel Halangahu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 6 March 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Belmont, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | The King’s School, Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Married | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Halangahu is a professional rugby union assistant coach for North Harbour Rugby Union in the Mitre 10 Cup competition. He is a former professional player and played primarily as a five eighth and retired in 2015. He is also currently assistant coach for the Auckland Blues.
Halangahu was born 6 March 1984 in Belmont, New South Wales. He grew up in Yass, NSW, a small town 30 mins outside of Canberra. He is of Tongan descent. He has an older sister Trish and an older brother Antonio who is club captain at Randwick RFC. Daniel is married to Nadia Marsh.
Daniel attended Daramalan College in Canberra before attending The King's School, Sydney, along with fellow Waratahs Benn Robinson, Dean Mumm, Will Caldwell. He played in The King's School 1st XV rugby team in 2002, which won the GPS title that year.
In 2008, Halangahu was selected for Australia A to play in the Pacific Nations Cup. [1]
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