Isi Fatani Explained

Isi Fatani
Full Name:Isileli Fatani
Birth Date:6 January 1969
Birth Place:Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Height:6 ft 3 in
Weight:252 lb
Position:Lock
Repyears1:1992–2000
Repcaps1:25
Reppoints1:25

Isileli Fatani (born 6 January 1969) is a Tongan former international rugby union player.

Born in Nuku'alofa, Fatani represented Tonga in 25 Test matches between 1992 and 2000. He featured in all of Tonga's matches at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and scored a last minute try in his country's three-point win over Italy.[1]

Fatani spent some of his career in Fiji, captaining Suva in 1997 and 1998.[2]

In 2018, Fatani coached the Tonga A team at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge.[3]

Fatani also played for the Tonga national rugby sevens team.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tonga good to the last drop . . 11 October 1999.
  2. News: Tonga A to counter PRC defending champion . Loop Tonga . 8 March 2017 . en.
  3. News: Narain . Pravin . Fiji is best says Fatani . . 19 March 2018 . en.
  4. News: A last colonial pass . . 22 March 1997.