Kini Fotu

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Kini Fotu
Birth nameTevita Kinisiliti Fotu
Date of birthcirca 1965
Place of birthKolofo'ou, Tongatapu [1]
School Tonga College [2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Current team --
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1984-198? Tonga College ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
198?-1994 Hornsby Rugby Union Club [3] ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1986-1994 Tonga 8 (4)

Tevita Kinisiliti Fotu, also known as Kini Fotu (born circa 1965) is a Tongan former rugby union player. [4] He played as number 8. He represented Tonga in the international rugby union scene between 1986 and 1994.

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Career

Although being first called up for the national team in 1994, Fotu had his first international test cap for Tonga during the 1987 Rugby World Cup, in the match against Ireland in Napier, on 24 May 1987, which was the only match in the tournament he played. His last international test cap was against Samoa, in Apia, on 17 June 1990. At club level he played for Hornsby Rugby Union Club, with which he won the Best & Fairest Award in 1991. [5]

After career

In 2003, Fotu undertook a Diploma in Sports Development course at Port Macquarie TAFE and was the development officer for Tonga. A year before, he coached the Tonga national under-20 rugby union team. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "TONGA COLLEGE 'ATELE – Kau Matapule (Prefects)". www.tongacollege.org.
  2. ↑ "TONGA COLLEGE 'ATELE – Manamo'ui Bulletin Vol. 02.08.16". www.tongacollege.org.
  3. ↑ "Awards - Hornsby Rugby" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Tevita Kinisiliti Fotu". ESPNscrum . ESPN Inc. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Awards - Hornsby Rugby" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "All eyes on Tonga". Port Macquarie News. 14 October 2003.


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