Kuli Faletau
| Date of birth | 30 December 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Taulupe Faletau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kuli Faletau (born 30 December 1963) is a Tongan former international rugby union player who played as a lock. He is Tonga's most capped forward.[1]
Career
Faletau played as a lock, and played in 20 tests for Tonga between 1988 and 1999, scoring 2 tries and 9 points.[2]
He also appeared at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.[3]
Faletau played at club level for Tonmawr, Toa-ko-ma'afu, Ebbw Vale and Pontypool.[4][5]
Personal life
He is the father of Welsh international Taulupe Faletau.[1][5] He also has two other sons,[6] and is a lay preacher in Wales.[6]
References
- 1 2 Iwan Davies (20 February 2010). "Faletau starts for Wales Under-20s". South Wales Argus.
- ↑ "Profile". ESPNscrum.
- ↑ "Tonga Player Biographies". Sports Illustrated / CNN.
- ↑ "Profile". Tonmawr RFC.
- 1 2 Robin Davey (16 March 2010). "Faletau set for first start". South Wales Argus.
- 1 2 Peter Shuttleworth (1 February 2012). "Six Nations: Family fortune for Faletau favours Wales". BBC Sport.
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