Opeti Fonua
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Full name | Opeti Fonua | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tonga | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 ½ in) | ||
| Weight | 150 kg (330 lb; 23 st 9 lb)<[1] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Backrow, Secondrow | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005-07 2007-08 2008-13 2013-15 2015 2015- |
SU Agen FC Auch SU Agen Bayonne London Welsh Leicester Tigers |
35 12 111 31 16 6 |
(50) (0) (155) (20) (30) (0) |
| correct as of February 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009- | Tonga | 8 | (0) |
Opeti Fonua (born 26 May 1986) is a Tongan rugby union player who plays number 8 for English Premiership Team Leicester Tigers, having transferred from London Welsh. Fonua is known for his immense size and strength, but also for his surprisingly high levels of speed and agility for his size (his official weight according to his Su Agen profile is 150 kg), although in the past he has been listed as lighter. A highly physical player, both with and without the ball, Fonua is known for big tackles and strong carries.[2]
On 10 February 2015, it was announced Fonua had signed for Leicester Tigers[3] Fonua was named in Tonga's 2015 Rugby World Cup squad.[4][5]
References
- ↑ http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/98263.html
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
