Daniel Kilioni
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Havelu, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Kilioni (born 22 February 1993) is a Tongan professional rugby union player.[1]
Rugby career
[edit]Born in Havelu, Tonga, Kilioni is a winger, based in France since 2013.[2] He started as a junior at FC Grenoble and signed a professional contract with the Top 14 club in 2016. Except for one season on loan with US Carcassonne, Kilioni remained in Grenoble until 2020, after which he joined CM Floirac.[3]
International
[edit]Kilioni made his debut for Tonga against Fiji in Suva during the 2016 Pacific Nations Cup and was capped as a substitute a week later against Georgia. He gained a further two caps in 2018, including a match against Wales at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. In 2019, Kilioni was flown to Japan for Tonga's final two World Cup pool matches, replacing injured winger Nafi Tuitavake, who had suffered a broken arm.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "RUGBY / PRO D2. FC Grenoble : le grand retour de Daniel Kilioni à Aurillac". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Kilioni signe un contrat de deux saisons avec le FC Grenoble Rugby". France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (in French). 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Rugby (Fédérale 1) : Floirac nage en plein bonheur". Sud Ouest (in French). 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Kilioni : de Grenoble à la Coupe du monde au Japon". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 3 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Kilioni at ESPNscrum