Sonatane Takulua

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Sonatane Takulua
Sonatane Takulua LQ 2015.jpg
Date of birth (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Lapaha, Tonga
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)
School Dargaville High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Mont-de-Marsan
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2014 Northland 26 (30)
2015–2020 Newcastle Falcons 102 (260)
2020–2021 Toulon 23 (51)
2022–2023 Agen 28 (35)
2023– Mont-de-Marsan 0 (0)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014– Tonga 54 (270)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2013 Tonga 1
Correct as of 22 June 2023

Sonatane Takulua (born 11 January 1991) is a Tongan professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Pro D2 club Mont-de-Marsan and captains the Tonga national team. [1]

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Early life

Takalua was born in Lapaha, Tonga and moved to New Zealand with his family when he was 11. [2]

Club career

In 2012, Takulua was signed by Northland after a year on a development contract.[ citation needed ]

In 2014, he was signed by the Blues on a development contract. [3] Although he was named in the matchday squad in two consecutive matches, he failed to make an appearance in the matches against the Hurricanes [4] and the Brumbies. [5]

On 26 February 2015. Takulua left Northland to sign for English side Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby with immediate effect. [6] His impressive performances led him to sign a four-year contract extension to stay with the club until 2022. [7]

On 24 February 2020, Takulua was granted his early release from Newcastle to sign for French giants Toulon in the Top 14 competition with immediate effect. [8]

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References

  1. "NRU Profile". Northland Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. "Takulua living the dream in Tonga's 2015 Rugby World Cup side".
  3. "Blues Development squad announced". Blues Rugby. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blues 30–12 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Brumbies 26–9 Blues". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. "Sonatane Takulua: Newcastle Falcons sign Tongan half-back". BBC Sport. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. "Sonetane Takulua: Newcastle Falcons scrum-half signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. "Sonatane Takulua switches from Newcastle Falcons to Toulon". Talking Rugby Union. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.