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Daniel Faleafa

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Daniel Faleafa
Full nameDaniel Tonga Faleafa
Date of birth (1989-02-13) 13 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb)
SchoolMount Albert Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Current team Colomiers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 Auckland 2 (0)
2009–2012 Northland 22 (10)
2013 Southern Districts 8 (5)
2014 Randwick 3 (0)
2014–2017 Albi 70 (45)
2017–2018 Colomiers 16 (5)
2018-2019 Coventry 12 (0)
2020 Austin Elite ()
Correct as of 22 May 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 New Zealand U20 3 (0)
2013– Tonga 28 (10)
Correct as of 18 October 2019

Daniel Tonga Faleafa (born 13 February 1989) is a Tongan rugby union player. He plays in the flanker and occasionally lock position for the France based Pro D2 side, Colomiers. Faleafa also represents Tonga at international level.

Early years

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Daniel Faleafa attended Mt Roskill Grammar School and Mount Albert Grammar School in Auckland. He played for the New Zealand national schoolboy rugby union team in 2007.[1]

Playing career

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Daniel Faleafa is a powerful and athletic backrower who is very adept at playing lock due to his brilliant lineout ability. He started off as a member of the Auckland Rugby Academy and in 2009 was a key member of the New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team that won the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship.[2] Daniel joined Northland in on loan in 2009 where he played 1 ITM Cup game before returning to Auckland to make another 2 ITM Cup appearances that same season.[3] Faleafa joined Northland full-time from 2010 and made 15 appearances over the next three seasons.[4]

International career

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Faleafa is a former New Zealand representative at Secondary School and Under-20 level. In 2013 he was named to play for Tonga in the 2013 IRB Pacific Nations Cup.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Another win for NZ Schools". All Blacks. 6 October 2007.
  2. ^ "Strong NZ under-20 rugby team named". Stuff.co.nz. 3 April 2009.
  3. ^ Thorley, Peter (31 July 2009). "Northland draft in Auckland youngster". The Northern Advocate.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Daniel Faleafa". It's Rugby. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Ikale Tahi squad named for Pacific Nations Cup". Matangi Tonga Online. 6 May 2013. (subscription required)
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