| David Halaifonua | |
| Birth Name: | Tevita David Halaifonua |
| Birth Date: | 5 July 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Vava'u, Tonga |
| Height: | 1.890NaN0 |
| Weight: | 104kg (229lb)[1] |
| School: | Tupou College |
| Ru Position: | Wing, Fullback |
| Ru Nationalyears: | 2009–2019 2020-2021 |
| Ru Nationalteam: | Tonga Tonga 7s |
| Ru Clubyears: | 2013–2014 2014 2014 2014–2018 2018–2020 2020–2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023- |
| Ru Clubpoints: | (0) (??) (??) (60) (27) (10) (5) (??) 10 |
| Ru Clubcaps: | 3 ?? ?? 45 29 3 13 ?? 15 |
| Ru Nationalcaps: | 33 |
| Ru Nationalpoints: | (27) |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 7 July 2023 |
| Ru Clubupdate: | 7 July 2023 |
David Halaifonua (born July 5, 1987) is a Tongan national rugby union player who currently plays for Hull RUFC in the National League 2 North and for the Tonga national team.[2]
Halaifonua first played club rugby for Warringah, a rugby union club located in New South Wales, Australia, that compete in their competitions, the Shute Shield and the Tooheys New Cup. He then moved to France as he signed a contract for US Bergerac, who compete in Federale 1, the third level of domestic competition in France.
During the 2013–14 season, Halaifonua joined fellow Tongans Hale T-Pole and Paula Kaho in Sri Lanka. He played for the Sri Lanka champions Kandy SC.
On 4 December 2014, Halaifonua officially signed for English side Gloucester Rugby who compete in the Aviva Premiership from the 2014–15 season.[3]
Halaifonua made his international debut for Tonga in the 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup losing 22–36 to Fiji.[4]
On 26 April 2018, David left Gloucester, having played 44 times, to sign for newly promoted side Coventry in the RFU Championship from the 2018–19 season.[5]
He joined London Scottish ahead of the 2020–21 season.[6]