Latu Fifita

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Latu Fifita
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Personal information
Full nameLatu Fifita
Born (1987-10-29) 29 October 1987 (age 37)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2015–16 Workington Town 111004
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Tonga
Source: [1] [2]
As of 26 January 2021
Relatives Andrew Fifita (brother)
David Fifita (brother)
David Fifita (cousin)
Solomon Haumono (uncle)

Latu Fifita (born 29 October 1987) is a professional rugby league footballer of Indigenous Australian and Tongan descent [3] who most recently played professionally for Workington Town in the Kingstone Press Championship. He plays as a prop and can also play as a loose-forward. [4]

Fifita is a Tongan international. [4] He is a Balmain Tigers junior and has previously played for the North Sydney Bears and the Northern Pride. [5]

Latu Fifita is the elder brother of twins Andrew Fifita and David Fifita. [6]

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References

  1. RLP
  2. loverugbyleague
  3. Chris Barrett. "Brotherly shove: Fifita double act ready to give opponents trouble". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Workington Town forward Fifita facing another operation". News and Star. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. "Workington Town sign Latu Fifita from Northern Pride". BBC. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. "Latu Fifita goes from wild child to brink of NRL with Cowboys". Daily Telegraph. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2016.