Ngalu Tau
| Full name | Ngalusele Taufo'ou | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 January 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Haʻapai, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ngalusele Taufo'ou (born 15 January 1969), known as Ngalu Tau, is a Tongan former international rugby union player.
Born in Haʻapai, Tau gained 23 caps as a prop for the national team from 1996 to 2000. He started all three of Tonga's pool matches at the 1999 Rugby World Cup. His tournament ended early when was red carded at Twickenham for running in and striking England's Richard Hill during a melee, for which he also received a 28-day suspension.[1]
Tau had a brief stint with New Zealand provincial sides South Canterbury and Auckland in the late 1990s, before plying his trade in the United Kingdom. He played for Welsh club Pontypridd from 1998 to 2001, then made 168 appearances for Doncaster and finished his career with Birmingham & Solihull, where he was still playing into his 40s.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Taufo'ou banned for 'flying' punch". BBC News. 16 October 1999.
- ^ "Ngalu Tau determined to lead Bees fight to avoid play-offs". Business Live. 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Veteran Birmingham & Solihull prop Ngalu Tau happy to play on". Birmingham Live. 19 December 2010.
External links
[edit]- Ngalu Tau at ESPNscrum
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Tongan rugby union players
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Haʻapai
- Rugby union props
- 1999 Rugby World Cup players
- South Canterbury rugby union players
- Auckland rugby union players
- Pontypridd RFC players
- Doncaster Knights players
- Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. players
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players in Wales
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players in England