Tamaiti Horua

Tamaiti Horua
Date of birth	27 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Nelson, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight	241 lb (109 kg)
School	St Kevin's College
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Back-row
Senior career
Years	Team
2006–07	Toyota Verblitz
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2009–10	Ulster
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2002–05	Brumbies
2008–09	Western Force

Tamaiti Horua (born 27 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.

Born in Nelson, Horua left New Zealand aged five and grew up in Melbourne, attending St Kevin's College.^[1]

Horua, a loose forward, captained Australia at the 2002 Under-21 World Championship in South Africa and made several Australia "A" appearances during his career.^[2] He competed for the ACT Brumbies from 2002 to 2005, then had a spell in Japanese professional rugby with Toyota Verblitz. On his return to Australia, Horua played two seasons at the Western Force, before signing with Ulster for another overseas stint.^[3]

References

^ "Back-rower to front man?". The Age. 10 September 2003.
^ "Horua re-signs with Brumbies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 2003.
^ "Ulster sign Aussie flanker Horua". BBC News. 30 March 2009.

External links

Tamaiti Horua at ESPNscrum

[1] "Back-rower to front man?". The Age. 10 September 2003.

[2] "Horua re-signs with Brumbies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 2003.

[3] "Ulster sign Aussie flanker Horua". BBC News. 30 March 2009.

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