External links
   | This biographical article relating to Tongan rugby union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| Date of birth | 1 December 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Viliami Fine (born 1 December 1997) [1] is a Tongan rugby union player who plays for Otago in the National Provincial Championship. His playing position is wing. He has represented Tonga national rugby sevens team.
| | This biographical article relating to Tongan rugby union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Viliami Ofahengaue, widely known as Willie O, is a former rugby union player who earned 41 caps for the Australian Wallabies from 1990 to 1998, and played in the World Cups of 1991 and 1995 as well as the 1993 World Cup Sevens.
Rugby union is the national sport of Tonga. Tonga are considered to be a tier 2 rugby nation by the International Rugby Board.
Viliami Makamaile "Willie" Manu is a former Tonga international rugby league footballer. He played as a second-row forward, he previously played in the National Rugby League for Australian clubs the Wests Tigers, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St. George Illawarra Dragons and the Sydney Roosters. Manu moved to England and played in the Super League for the Castleford Tigers, Hull F.C. before joining St Helens, with whom he won the 2014 Super League championship.
Sinali Latu is a retired Tongan-Japanese rugby union player. He played in Japan for Sanyo and also played for the Japan national rugby union team. Now he coaches the Daito Bunka University rugby team. Since he acquired the Japanese citizenship, he changed his full name to William Sinali Latu. He is the founder of the non-profit organisation Japan-Tonga Friendship Association. He was nicknamed "Bill" (ビル) during his playing career in Japan.
The Valorugby Emilia, previously known as Rugby Reggio, is a professional Italian rugby union team based in Reggio nell'Emilia, in the Emilia-Romagna region. They currently play in the Top12, after gaining promotion from winning Serie A in the 2015–16 season. Established in Reggio nell'Emilia in 1970 like “Rugby Reggio A.S.D.”, since July 2018 it has changed its name to “Valorugby Emilia S.S.D.”
Havelock Sports Club is a Division 'A' rugby union team based in Sri Lanka that plays in the Dialog Rugby League. The club has a long history and Rugby is the club's main sporting activity. The "Havies", as they are commonly known amongst its members, is situated in Colombo and the club's ground is known as Havelock Park. The club has produced some excellent players over the last few decades including Sri Lankan Nationals such as Michael Jayasekera, Hisham Abdeen, Graham Raux, Sanjeewa Jayasinghe and Rajeev Ganapathy. The club has struggled over the last decade to retain its players with their star performers crossing over to more star-powered clubs.
Tongan Australians are Australians who are of ethnic Tongan descent or Tongans who hold Australian citizenship.
Viliami Ma'afu is a Tongan rugby union footballer. His usual position is number eight. He was part of the Tongan squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup where he played in four matches. In Summer 2012, he joined Glasgow Warriors from Japanese side Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars but left again in September 2012 due to family and personal reasons.
The 2005 Tonga rugby union tour of Italy and France was a series of rugby union matches played in November 2005 in Italy and France by Tonga national rugby union team.
The 2004 Pacific Islander rugby union tour was a series of matches played by the Pacific Islanders in Australia and New Zealand during June and July 2004. The composite team was selected from the best players from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga, as well as Niue and the Cook Islands.
Viliami Tahitu'a is a rugby union centre who plays for Tonga. Tahitu'a made his debut for Tonga in July 2015 and was part of the Tonga squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
Viliami Lolohea is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays in the wing position. He currently plays for Tonga.
Viliami Lutua is a Tongan former rugby union prop.
The 2018 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup was the thirteenth edition of the Pacific Nations Cup annual international rugby union competition. All matches for the 2018 tournament, played over two rounds, were held in Fiji at the ANZ National Stadium in Suva.
Viliami Taulani is a Tongan rugby union player who plays for Harlequins in the Premiership Rugby. His playing position is flanker.
Qualifying for the 2023 Rugby World Cup for Oceania Rugby began in July 2021, where 3 teams competed for one direct qualification spot into the final tournament and for a place in a cross-regional play-off match.
Samuel Vinsene Slade is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Super Rugby club Moana Pasifika. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
Viliami Vailea is a Tongan professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Viliami Pasilio Tosi is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Bay of Plenty in the National Provincial Championship. His playing position is prop. He played No.8 for Southland but then transitioned to Prop.
Viliami Napa'a is a Tongan rugby union player who plays for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC and Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. His position is Lock.