Birth name | Latu Malohi Vaeno | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Rotorua Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Latu Malohi Vaeno (born 5 January 1995) is a Tongan-born, New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. [1] [2] A strong debut season for them in 2015 saw him named in the Chiefs wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. [3]
Vaeno moved to Rotorua Boys' High School as a teenager on a rugby scholarship, arriving in 2012 having impressed in playing for the Tonga under-19s in his first year of rugby, after previously playing volleyball. [4]
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