Isi Fatani

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Isi Fatani
Full nameIsileli Fatani
Date of birth (1969-01-06) 6 January 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight252 lb (114 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992–2000 Tonga 25 (25)

Isileli Fatani (born 6 January 1969) is a Tongan former international rugby union player.

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Born in Nuku'alofa, Fatani represented Tonga in 25 Test matches between 1992 and 2000. He featured in all of Tonga's matches at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and scored a last minute try in his country's three-point win over Italy. [1]

Fatani spent some of his career in Fiji, captaining Suva in 1997 and 1998. [2]

In 2018, Fatani coached the Tonga A team at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge. [3]

Fatani also played for the Tonga national rugby sevens team. [4]

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References

  1. "Tonga good to the last drop". The Guardian . 11 October 1999.
  2. "Tonga A to counter PRC defending champion". Loop Tonga. 8 March 2017.
  3. Narain, Pravin (19 March 2018). "Fiji is best says Fatani". Fiji Times .
  4. "A last colonial pass". Boston Globe . 22 March 1997.