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Andrew Leota

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Andrew Leota
Andrew Leota
Personal information
Full nameAndrew P. Leota
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionProp
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000 Tonga
Rugby union
PositionFlanker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2004–2005 Bay of Plenty

Andrew Leota is a Tongan rugby footballer who represented Tonga in rugby league at the 2000 World Cup.

Playing career

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Leota originally played rugby league, being named in the Tonga squad for the 2000 World Cup and representing Coastline between 1997 and 2001.[1][2] He played for the Ngongotaha Chiefs in the 2000 Bartercard Cup.[3]

Leota played for the Te Paamu club in Coastline Rugby League and Waicoa Bay competitions.[4]

In 2003, Leota switched codes to rugby union and in 2004 he made his debut for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union in the National Provincial Championship.[5] By 2006 Leota was playing for Bay of Plenty B.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Tonga Archived 2000-11-10 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport
  2. ^ Orcas give Mariners incentive for Challenge Cup Archived 2000-11-10 at the Wayback Machine New Zealand Herald, 22 August 2001
  3. ^ 2000 World Cup dazrl.info
  4. ^ Waicoa Bay Premiership 2003 Season Preview Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today rleague.com, 11 April 2003
  5. ^ "BoP ready to unleash Leota". ONE Sport. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  6. ^ Old heads boost Bay Bay of Plenty Times, 18 August 2006