Tomasi Takau
| Full name | Tomasi Zundel Takau | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 15, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Neiafu, Vavaʻu, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | July 29, 2021 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | St. George, Utah, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| University | BYU–Hawaii | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Tomasi Zundel Takau (October 15, 1968 – July 29, 2021) was a Tongan-American international rugby union player.
Born and raised in Tonga, Takau hailed from the island of Vavaʻu and picked up rugby in junior high school.[1]
Takau, a center, played rugby with BYU–Hawaii and was a member of the United States national team from 1994 to 1999, gaining 25 caps. He bowed out of international rugby with three appearances at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and continued playing with Gentlemen of Aspen, where he featured in their famed side that won seven successive national titles.[2]
In 2021, Takau died of COVID-19 related complications.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Takau plays rugby for the fun of it". The Dixie Sun. December 5, 1994.
- ^ Allen, Rich (August 13, 2022). "Gents book to be gifted to players' families at 54th Ruggerfest". Aspen Daily News.
- ^ "Obituary: Tomasi Zundel Takau". Aspen Times. September 25, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Tomasi Takau at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1968 births
- 2021 deaths
- American rugby union players
- United States international rugby union players
- 1999 Rugby World Cup players
- Tongan rugby union players
- Tongan emigrants to the United States
- Brigham Young University–Hawaii alumni
- Rugby union players from Vavaʻu
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Utah
- Gentlemen of Aspen RFC players