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Full name | Latu Fifita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 29 October 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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