Penieli Latu ( born Penieli Latu , born February 20, 1973) is a Tongan rugby player who played in the center position.
 Penieli Latu | ||
| general information | ||
| Date of Birth | February 20, 1973 (aged 46) | |
| Place of Birth | Tonga | |
| Citizenship |  Tonga | |
| Position | center | |
| Club Information | ||
| Club | completed his career | |
| Career | ||
| Club career * | ||
| 1994-1996 | Valehoto | |
| 1996-1998 |  Sekom Raggats [one] | |
| 2002-2005 |  Celtic (South Canterbury) | |
| National / State Team ** | ||
| 2002-2005 | South Canterbury | |
| National team** | ||
| 1994-1995 | Tonga | 9 (0) |
* The number of games and points for a professional club is considered for the national league, Heineken Cup and Super Rugby. ** The number of games and points for the provincial team in official matches of regional cups. *** The number of games and points for the national team in official matches. | ||
Content
Biography
Family
He graduated from Tonga College . Comes from a rugby family. His older brother Sinali first played for Tonga, but then moved to Japan, where he naturalized and got the right to play for the Japanese team . As part of the Japanese team, Sinali played at the World Cups in 1987, 1991 and 1995. Three younger brothers also played in Celtic [2] : Tevita studied in New Zealand and played for the Tonga rugby 7 team ; Kilifi, the youngest son in the family, was captain of the rugby 7 team [3] [4] , played with Penieli and Langakali in New Zealand and the United States [5]
Married, his wife's name is Sina. Children: Kronfeld, Hahano, Ola, PJ, Katherine, Stephen. The family lives in New Zealand Timaru .
Game career
Over the course of his rugby career, he played for the Valekhoto amateur club; in the Japanese Top League, he played for the Sekom Raggats team. He completed his career at the New Zealand club "Celtic" from South Canterbury and for the national team of this region. As a member of the national team, Tonga played 9 matches: he debuted on June 4, 1994 in a game against Samoa in Moamoa, and played his last game on July 15, 1995 against Fiji on Suva. Member of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, played all three matches.
Notes
- ↑ チ ー ム の 歴 史 (Japanese)
- ↑ Brothers enter record books . The Timaru Herald (September 7, 2008). Date of treatment April 22, 2015.
- ↑ TONGA SEVENS TEAM FOR WELLINGTON SEVENS 2013 . rugbyredefined.com (January 27, 2013). Date of treatment April 23, 2015.
- ↑ Canes Billy Guyton returns to help Waimate . Rugby Eye (June 6, 2014). Date of treatment April 23, 2015.
- ↑ Former Sac Lion on field for Tonga . Guest Columnist (2 March 2012). Date of treatment April 23, 2015.
Links
- Profile on New Zealand Rugby History
- Profile on ESPN (English)
- The official page of Latu, Penieli on the social network Facebook