Andrew Leota
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Andrew Leota is a Tongan rugby footballer who represented Tonga in rugby league at the 2000 World Cup.
Playing career[]
Leota originally played rugby league, being named in the Tonga squad for the 2000 World Cup and representing Coastline between 1997 and 2001.[1][2] He played for the Ngongotaha Chiefs in the 2000 Bartercard Cup.[3]
Leota played for the Te Paamu club in Coastline Rugby League and Waicoa Bay competitions.[4]
In 2003, Leota switched codes to rugby union and in 2004 he made his debut for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union in the National Provincial Championship.[5] By 2006 Leota was playing for Bay of Plenty B.[6]
References[]
- ^ Tonga BBC Sport
- ^ Orcas give Mariners incentive for Challenge Cup New Zealand Herald, 22 August 2001
- ^ 2000 World Cup dazrl.info
- ^ Waicoa Bay Premiership 2003 Season Preview Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today rleague.com, 11 April 2003
- ^ "BoP ready to unleash Leota". ONE Sport. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Old heads boost Bay Bay of Plenty Times, 18 August 2006
Categories:
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Coastline rugby league team players
- Living people
- Ngongotaha Chiefs players
- Tonga national rugby league team players
- Tongan rugby league players
- Tongan rugby union players
- Waicoa Bay Stallions players
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
- Tongan expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Rugby league props