| Ataata Moeakiola | |
| Birth Date: | 6 February 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Tonga |
| Height: | 186cm (73inches) |
| Weight: | 99kg (218lb) |
| Ru Position: | Wing |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | Kobelco Steelers |
| Apps1: | 33 |
| Points1: | 115 |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 26 February 2023 |
| Superyears1: | 2017 |
| Superyears2: | 2019 |
| Superapps1: | 0 |
| Superapps2: | 9 |
| Superpoints1: | 0 |
| Superpoints2: | 15 |
| Super14update: | 21 February 2021 |
| Repyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Repyears2: | 2015– |
| Repteam2: | Japan |
| Repcaps1: | 10 |
| Repcaps2: | 4 |
| Reppoints1: | 39 |
| Reppoints2: | 15 |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 21 February 2021 |
Ataata Moeakiola (born 6 February 1996 in Tonga) is a Tongan-born, Japanese rugby union player who plays on the wing. He most recently played for the Chiefs in 2019.[1]
Moeakiola, originally from Tonga, having left Tonga aged just 15 thanks to a university rugby scholarship in Japan. He played for the Japan's U20 side at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 2016.[2]
He gained much attention for grabbing a spectacular hat-trick inside 30 minutes against South Africa at the under-20 Rugby Championship in England.[3] [4]
Moeakiola signed for the Chiefs for the 2019 Super Rugby season and will look to make his debut in the competition.[5]
He was named in the Japan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[6]