Isi Tapueluelu Explained

Isi Tapueluelu
Full Name:Isileli Tapueluelu
Birth Date:29 September 1970
Height:6 ft 0 in
Weight:220 lb
Position:Utility back
Repyears1:1990–99
Repcaps1:13
Reppoints1:25

Isileli Tapueluelu (born 29 September 1970) is a Tongan former international rugby union player.

Capped 13 times, Tapueluelu played for Tonga during the 1990s as a centre, wing and fullback, scoring five tries. He came on off the bench in all three of Tonga's pool matches at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and made his mark against England when he was yellow carded for a dangerous mid-air tackle on Matt Perry, which caused a scuffle between the sides.[1] [2]

Tapueluelu was also a rugby league player and got signed by the Widnes Vikings in 2000.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: England on the rampage . . 16 October 1999.
  2. News: Berlin . Peter . England Mauls Short-Handed Tonga . . 16 October 1999.
  3. News: Rugby league: Chance for Wasps to put troubles behind them . . 18 March 2000 . en.