Latu Latunipulu | |
Birth Name: | Latu Fonomanu Latunipulu |
Birth Date: | 12 March 1997 |
Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Weight: | 101kg (223lb) |
Ru Position: | Wing |
Amatteam1: | Sylvania Bulldog |
Amatupdate: | 28 September 2022 |
Years1: | 2015–2018 |
Clubs1: | Randwick |
Apps1: | 35 |
Points1: | 60 |
Years2: | 2017–2018 |
Apps2: | 10 |
Points2: | 40 |
Years3: | 2019–2020 |
Apps3: | 20 |
Points3: | 10 |
Years4: | 2021 |
Clubs4: | Valence Romans |
Apps4: | 2 |
Points4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2021–2022 |
Apps5: | 11 |
Points5: | 5 |
Years6: | 2022 |
Apps6: | 4 |
Points6: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2021– |
Repteam1: | Tonga |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Ru Clubupdate: | 10 Dec 2022 |
Repupdate: | 20 Nov 2021 |
Latu Latunipulu (born 12 March 1997) is an Australian-born Tongan rugby union player. His preferred position is wing.[1] He is a Tongan international.
Latunipulu was born in Australia, and played for the Randwick club in the Shute Shield, where his performances earned him a call-up to the Australia U20 side, although he did not feature due to injury.[2] While playing for Randwick, he also featured for in the National Rugby Championship.[3] Latunipulu moved to France in 2019, first representing,[4] winning the PROD2 championship to TOP14 before playing at Valence Romans and .[5] [6] In September 2022, he moved to Italy to join United Rugby Championship side Zebre Parma as Joker Medicale until December 2022.[7] [8]
While at Bourg-en-Bresse, he made his international debut for Tonga against the French Barbarians in 2021 and later against Romania, scoring a try.[9]