Paula Latu
Rugby player
| Date of birth | (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 123 kg (271 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Gisborne Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||
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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]
See also
References
- ^ Savory, Logan (14 August 2023). "Southland Stags prop could be World Cup-bound". The Southland Tribune.
- ^ Hurndell, Shane (19 June 2019). "Rugby: Cuts galore for Latu ... but not the wages". NZ Herald.
- ^ "Paula Latu profile and stats". all.rugby.
- ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup 2023 Pool B squads: Macovei ruled out for Romania ｜ Rugby World Cup 2023". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
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