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 professional rugby union player Taulupe Faletau.[1][5] He also has two other sons,[6] and is a lay preacher in Wales.[6]
References
- ^ a b Iwan Davies (20 February 2010). "Faletau starts for Wales Under-20s". South Wales Argus.
- ^ "Profile". ESPNscrum.
- ^ "Tonga Player Biographies". Sports Illustrated / CNN. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ "Profile". Tonmawr RFC. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ a b Robin Davey (16 March 2010). "Faletau set for first start". South Wales Argus.
- ^ a b Peter Shuttleworth (1 February 2012). "Six Nations: Family fortune for Faletau favours Wales". BBC Sport.