Full name | Malietoa Seuli Hingano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Manly, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Augustine’s College, Sydney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malietoa Seuli Hingano also known as Malietoa Hingano (born 27 January 1992) is an Australian born Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a centre represents Tonga internationally and currently plays for French club Aviron Bayonnais. [1] He was included in the Tongan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which was held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance. [2]
He made his international debut for Tonga against Samoa on 27 July 2019. [3]
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