Ueleni Fono
| Birth name | Ueleni Fono | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 May 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Holopeka, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ueleni Fono (born May 6, 1982) is a Tongan rugby player who plays as an openside flanker and as an eighthman for French club Blagnac SCR. He played for Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne from 2006 to 2008.[1]
In July 2013 he moved to Biarritz.[2] In February 2016 he suffered a hamstring injury, forcing him to miss several games.[3]
In October 2016 he announced that he was ending his professional career with Biarritz and was instead joining Blagnac SCR.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Opeti FONUA : Fiche joueur et statistiques - It's rugby".
- ^ "Biarritz : Fono explique son choix" (in French). Rugby Transferts. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Biarritz Olympique : Giresse, Fono et Hamdaoui forfait à Mont-de-Marsan". Sud Ouest. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Point Transferts. Ueleni Fono signe en Fédérale 1, l'international fidjien Peni Ravai à Aurillac" (in French). Le Rugbynistere. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Mercatovale : le gros coup de Blagnac". Rugby Amateur. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2022.