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| Date of birth | 11 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lapaha, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dargaville High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Takalua was born in Lapaha, Tonga and moved to New Zealand with his family when he was 11. [2]
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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