Sonatane Takulua
| Full name | Sonatane Takulua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lapaha, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sonatane Takulua (born 11 January 1991 in Lapaha, Tonga) is a professional rugby union footballer at Aviva Premiership side Newcastle Falcons, joining them in February 2015 from the Template:Rut Blues on a 15-month contract. Takulua made his debut for the Falcons as a replacement against Leicester Tigers on 8 March 2015. He has represented Tonga sevens team in 2011.[1]
Early life
In 2003, Takulua moved from his country of birth to New Zealand.[2]
Career
In 2012, Takulua was signed by Template:Rut Northland after a year on a development contract.
In 2014, he was signed by the Template:Rut Blues on a development contract.[3] Although he was named in the matchday squad in two consecutive matches, he failed to make an appearance in the matches against the Template:Rut Hurricanes[4] and the Template:Rut Brumbies.[5]
References
- ^ "NRU Profile". Northland Rugby. Northland Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Halfback is living hard-won dream". Fairfax Media. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Blues Development squad announced". Blues Rugby. Blues Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blues 30–12 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Brumbies 26–9 Blues". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.