Lei Tomiki Explained

Lei Tomiki
Birth Date:22 July 1983
Birth Place:Tongatapu, Tonga
Height:179 cm
Weight:101 kg
School:Narrabeen Sports H.S.
Scots College
Relatives:George Smith (cousin)
Tyrone Smith (cousin)
Position:Flanker
Superyears1:2003–04
Superapps1:5
Superpoints1:0
Superyears2:2010
Superapps2:1
Superpoints2:0

Lei Tomiki (born 22 July 1983) is a Tongan-born Australian former rugby union player.[1]

Raised in Sydney, Tomiki was educated at Narrabeen Sports High School and Scots College.[2]

Tomiki, a flanker, represented Australia at the Under 21 World Championships and competed briefly with the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super 12, before embarking on a career in French professional rugby.[3] He started with Top 14 club RC Narbonne and after they were relegated crossed to Castres Olympique. Returning to Australia in 2010, Tomiki was signed by the Queensland Reds for two seasons, though he only managed one Super 14 appearance due to injury.[4] He ended 2011 back in France, with Stade Français, but his injury problems continued and the club signed his cousin George Smith as a "medical joker". In 2013, Tomiki made a return to RC Narbonne, where he would finish his career.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le Tour de Midi Olympique . . fr . 3 October 2011.
  2. Web site: Lei Tomiki . schoolsrugby.com.au . 1 October 2020.
  3. News: Tomiki eyes return . . 15 November 2010.
  4. News: Reds entice Tomiki back home . . 6 August 2009 . en-AU.
  5. News: Lei Tomiki devrait retrouver le Racing . . 28 May 2013 . fr.