Luteru Tolai
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| Date of birth | 1 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 119 kg (262 lb; 18 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Peter's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luteru Tolai (born 1 June 1998) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Pro D2 club Biarritz. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1]
Early life
[edit]Tolai was educated at St Peter's College, Auckland and played rugby for the school.[2]
Club career
[edit]He was named in the Blues side in round 5 in 2020.[3][4][5] He also plays for the Super Rugby franchise, Moana Pasifika.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Luteru Tolai". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ St Peter's College Newsletter No 12, 7 August 2021 (Retrieved 24 December 2021)
- ^ "Faiane and Ioane return against Stormers" (Press release). Blues. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "England centre Joe Marchant forced to make positional switch to accommodate All Black Ioane". Rugby Pass. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Luteru Tolai". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
- ^ "Moana Pasifika community celebrates historic first Super Rugby squad". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 22 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Luteru Tolai at ItsRugby.co.uk
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Categories:
- 1998 births
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- Samoan rugby union players
- Samoa international rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
- Living people
- Rugby union hookers
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- North Harbour rugby union players
- Moana Pasifika players
- People educated at St Peter's College, Auckland
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Biarritz Olympique players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs