| Timote Tavalea | |
| Full Name: | Timote Fomonga Tavalea |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1972 |
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in |
| Weight: | 220 lb |
| Position: | Hooker / Flanker |
| Superyears1: | 1996–97 |
| Superapps1: | 2 |
| Superpoints1: | 0 |
| Superyears2: | 1998–99 |
| Superapps2: | 10 |
| Superpoints2: | 0 |
| Superyears3: | 2000 |
| Superapps3: | 2 |
| Superpoints3: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 1995 |
Timote Fomonga Tavalea (born 20 March 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.
A mobile hooker and flanker of Tongan origin, Tavalea played his rugby in Australia, making appearances in the Super 12 for the ACT Brumbies, NSW Waratahs and Queensland Reds.[1] He was with the Tongan national team in 1995 and featured at the Super 10 competition, but missed selection for that year's World Cup in South Africa.[2]
Tavalea works at John Paul College in Brisbane, where he is a former first XV coach. His son, also named Timote, is a past pupil and plays professional rugby in Japan after moving there for his studies.[3]