 Willie Lose at the 2009 Hong Kong Sevens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Wiliam Keith Lose | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 July 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Keith Lose (born 22 July 1967 in Auckland) is a former Tongan rugby union player who played as a lock. Since retiring from playing, he works as a radio host [1] and TV commentator. [2]
Lose played three matches for the New Zealand Colts in 1988. Eight years later, he played for Tonga in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing all the three pool stage matches. Lose also played in the National Provincial Championship for Auckland, North Harbour and Marlborough. Lose also played in Japan for Yamaha Júbilo. [3]
After retiring from playing, Lose worked as host for The Radio Network, where he hosted Radio Sport. Currently he works as full-time TV commentator for Super Rugby, ITM Cup and more World Rugby Sevens Series events on Sky TV. [4]
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