Fololisi Masila

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Fololisi Masila
Birth namePenina Fololisi Masila
Date of birth1967 (age 53–54) [1]
Place of birth Tonga
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight213 lb (97 kg)
Occupation(s)Water board officer [2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990-19?? ʻEua [3] ()
19??-1998 Kolomotu'a
[4] 		()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990-1998 Tonga 11 (14)

Penina Fololisi Masila (born circa 1967) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as hooker.

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Career

Masila's first international cap for Tonga was on 8 April 1990, against Japan at Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium, Tokyo. He was also part of the Tonga squad for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, where he only played in the match against France in Pretoria, on 26 May 1995. [5] His last cap for Tonga was against Australia in Canberra, on 22 September 1998. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Photo of the Tonga 1991 squad on The Tonga Chronicle
  2. ↑ Photo of the Tonga 1991 squad on The Tonga Chronicle
  3. ↑ Photo of the Tonga 1991 squad on The Tonga Chronicle
  4. ↑ "Tonga rattle French until sending-off". The Independent.
  5. ↑ "Tonga rattle French until sending-off". The Independent.
  6. ↑ "Penina Fololisi Masila". ESPN scrum.
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