David Lolohea

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David Lolohea
David Lolohea 2017.jpg
Lolohea in 2017
Date of birth (1992-02-26) 26 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Penrith, Australia
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight138 kg (304 lb; 21 st 10 lb)
School Hills Sports High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Dax
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2017 Greater Sydney Rams ()
2017 Waratahs 9 (0)
2017 Sydney Rays ()
2018–2021 Nevers 65 (35)
2021–2023 Provence 42 (15)
2023– Dax 38 (15)
Correct as of 22 February 2025
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018– Tonga 12 (10)
Correct as of 22 February 2025

David Lolohea (born 26 February 1992) is an Australian-born Tongan rugby union player, who plays for Dax. His preferred position is prop. [1]

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Early career

Lolohea is from Penrith, grew up in Mount Druitt and attended Hills Sports High School. [2] [3] He professionally worked as a bouncer before playing rugby professionally and played his club rugby for West Harbour and Parramatta Two Blues. [4]

Professional career

Lolohea played in the National Rugby Championship for both the Greater Sydney Rams and Sydney Rays. [5] His performances earned him a call-up to the Waratahs side during the 2017 Super Rugby season. [6] He would go on take make 9 appearances that season for the Waratahs, however was not offered a new deal for 2018. Lolohea moved to France in 2018, first to Nevers, [7] before representing Provence and Dax. [8] [9]

Lolohea represents Tonga internationally, making his debut for the side in 2018. [10] He was named in the training squad ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, but did not make the final squad for the tournament. [11]

References

  1. "David Lolohea". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. "New doors open for David as career takes off". Daily Telegraph Australia. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. "Aussie abroad: David Lolohea". The Roar. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. "Lolohea's leap of faith pays off". Rugby.com.au. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. "Then there were five in NRC player award". Rugby.com.au. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  6. "Gibson unveils Tahs side to take on Western Force" (Press release). Waratahs. 22 February 2017. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  7. "Nerves signe l'australien Lolohea". Rugbyrama (in French). 27 April 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  8. "Le pilier David Lolohea va quitter l'USON Nevers pour Aix-en-Provence". Le Journal du Centre (in French). 9 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  9. "Rugby : l'US Dax se renforce avec l'arrivée de 13 nouveaux joueurs". Sud Ouest (in French). 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  10. "Match Tonga vs Georgia, 09/06/2018". All Rugby. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  11. "Ex-Wallabies lock Adam Coleman named in 35-man Tonga squad". Rugby Pass. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2025.