Tevita Tuʻifua

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Tevita Tuʻifua
Birth nameTevita Hemilitoni Tu'ifua
Date of birth (1975-10-15) October 15, 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Nomuka, Tonga
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight213 lb (97 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Centre
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004-2005 Te Papapa Onehunga ()
2006-2007 Karaka ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004 Auckland 4 (25)
2005-2007 Counties Manukau 15 (30)
2008 Taranaki ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2003-2007 Tonga 15 (20)

Tevita Tu'ifua (born 15 October 1975) is a Tongan rugby union Wing and Centre. He is a member of the Tonga national rugby union team and participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. [1]

Since 2013, he has acted as defence coach for the Tongan National team.

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