| Born | 2 June 2005 [1] Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| School | The King's School, Parramatta | ||||||||||||||
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Hadley Tonga is an Australian rugby union player. He plays for the Australia national rugby sevens team.
He played for Australia at U18 level and received his first called-up for the Senior Australia national rugby sevens team in November 2023. [2] He reportedly declined offers from NRL sides Eels and Dolphins to sign a three-year deal with the Australian Sevens program in 2023. [3] However, his debut for Australia 7s was delayed by injuries which ruled him out for a total of 71 weeks. [4]
He played for the 2025 Australia Sevens in January 2025, part of the 2024–25 SVNS series. [5] As a result the time he lost through injury he chose to wear the number 71 whilst playing in the tournament. [6] He scored in the final of the tournament, although Australia 7s ultimately finished as runners-up to Argentina. [7] He continued with the Australia sevens team for the 2025-26 season. [8]
He is renowned for his pace and has been dubbed "Australia's fastest player". [9] He was timed at running 10.84 seconds for the 100 metres when he was still at high school. [6]
He is from Western Sydney and attended The King's School, Parramatta. [10] He is of Italian and Tongan descent. [11]