Latu Latunipulu Explained

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.

Career

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]

International career

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Latu Latunipulu. ESPN Rugby. 28 September 2022.
  2. News: Injury fuelling rising rugby star’s ambition. Julius Dimataga. 24 May 2016. 28 September 2022.
  3. News: NRC Round Two: Sydney Rays to kickstart 2017 Season with home NSW Derby. NSW Rugby. 8 September 2017. 28 September 2022.
  4. News: POINT TRANSFERT Alldritt prolonge à la Rochelle, Latunipulu à Bayonne, deux Jaguares en Angleterre ?. Le Rugby Nistere. 2 August 2019. 28 September 2022. French.
  5. News: Pro D2 : un joker médical de Bayonne en renfort au VRDR pour le sprint final. France Bleu. 31 March 2021. 28 September 2022. French.
  6. News: RECRUTEMENT : LATUNIPULU POSE SES VALISES A BOURG !. Union Sportive Bressane. 28 September 2022. French.
  7. News: L’ALA DELLA NAZIONALE TONGANA LATU LATUNIPULU ALIMENTA IL REPARTO DEI TREQUARTI DELLE ZEBRE. Zebre Parma. 28 September 2022. 28 September 2022. Italian.
  8. News: LE ZEBRE SALUTANO LATU LATUNIPULU. Zebre Parma. 23 December 2022. 23 December 2022. Italian.
  9. News: Tonga make five changes to face Romania. RNZ. 19 November 2021. 28 September 2022.