Esikeli Tonga

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Esi Tonga
Personal information
Full name Esikeli Tonga
Born 5 February 1988 (1988-02-05) (age 24)
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 94kg
Playing information
Position Centre / Wing / Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–11 Gold Coast Titans 36 9 0 0 36
2012– Parramatta Eels 1 0 0 0 0
Total 37 9 0 0 36
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008– Tonga 2 1 0 0 4
As of 26 July 2011
Source: RLP

Esikeli Tonga (born 5 February 1988 in Dubbo, New South Wales) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. A Tongan international representative three-quarter or second-rower, he is the younger brother of Parramatta Eels centre Willie Tonga.[1]

In 2005 Tonga graduated from Shaun Atamu High School in Logan City.[2]

In August 2008, Esi Tonga was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[3] and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man Tonga squad.[4]

He is of both Australian Aboriginal and Tongan descent.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Turgeon, Luke (31 May 2008). "Young Titan Tonga set to make debut". GoldCoast.com.au (News Limited). http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/05/31/11888_gold-coast-titans.html. Retrieved 5 June 2008. 
  2. ^ Marshall, Matt (23 April 23, 2009). "School days to class acts". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/school-days-to-class-acts/story-e6frfgbo-1225702277172. 
  3. ^ "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports (BSkyB). 5 August 2008. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3935853,00.html. Retrieved 6 August 2008. 
  4. ^ "Anderson ruled out of World Cup". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 8 October 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm. Retrieved 9 October 2008. 

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