Kuli Faletau Explained

Kuli Faletau
Birth Date:30 December 1963
Birth Place:Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Weight:252lb
Children:Taulupe Faletau
Ru Position:Lock
Ru Amateurclubs:Toa-ko-ma'afu
Tonmawr
Ru Proclubs:Ebbw Vale
Pontypool
Ru Clubcaps:11+
59
Ru Clubpoints:(10)
(35)
Ru Clubyears:1997–00
2001–03
Ru Nationalyears:1988–99
Ru Nationalteam:Tonga
Ru Nationalcaps:20
Ru Nationalpoints:9

Kuli Faletau (born 30 December 1963) is a Tongan former international rugby union player who played as a lock. He is Tonga's most capped forward.

Career

Faletau played as a lock, and played in 20 tests for Tonga between 1988 and 1999, scoring 2 tries and 9 points.[1]

He also appeared at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.[2]

Faletau played at club level for Tonmawr, Toa-ko-ma'afu, Ebbw Vale and Pontypool.[3]

Personal life

He is the father of Welsh professional rugby union player Taulupe Faletau.[4] [5] He also has two other sons,[6] and is a lay preacher in Wales.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Profile. ESPNscrum.
  2. Web site: Tonga Player Biographies. Sports Illustrated / CNN. 2011-12-03. 2012-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023180506/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/rugby/world_cup/news/1999/09/26/tonga_bios/. dead.
  3. Web site: Profile. Tonmawr RFC. 2011-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304121906/http://www.tonmawrrfc.co.uk/Personnel.aspx?pr=100416. 2012-03-04. dead.
  4. News: Faletau starts for Wales Under-20s. 20 February 2010. Iwan Davies. South Wales Argus.
  5. News: Faletau set for first start. 16 March 2010. Robin Davey. South Wales Argus.
  6. News: Six Nations: Family fortune for Faletau favours Wales. 1 February 2012. Peter Shuttleworth. BBC Sport.