Paula Latu | |
Birth Date: | 14 February 1996 |
Birth Place: | Tonga |
Height: | 187 cm |
Weight: | 123 kg |
School: | Gisborne Boys' High School |
Position: | Prop |
Repyears1: | 2023– |
Repcaps1: | 2 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Paula Latu (born 14 February 1996) is a Tongan international rugby union player.[1]
One of 12 siblings, Latu hails from the village of Mataika and is an elder brother of New Zealand under-20s and Tonga international Penikolo Latu, moving with his family at age 14 to New Zealand. He attended Gisborne Boys' High School.[2]
A tighthead prop with Southland, Latu gained his first cap for Tonga against Canada in Nukuʻalofa in 2023 and made Toutai Kefu's squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, where he appeared in the final group match against Romania.[3] [4]