Date of birth | 8 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 114 kg (18.0 st; 251 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Setefano Funaki (born 8 August 1992) is a Tongan rugby union player. His position is lock or flanker. [1]
Funaki signed for Major League Rugby side Seattle Seawolves for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. [2]
Funaki debuted for Tonga against Scotland during the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals. [3] [4]
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