Etuini Talakai

Etuini Talakai

Birth name	Edwin L. Talakai
Date of birth	(1970-03-01) March 1, 1970 (age 51)
Place of birth	Tonga
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight	275 lb (125 kg)
School	Wesley College[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1991-1995 () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1993 1995 Hawke's Bay Auckland[2] 3 0 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1993-1995  Tonga 8 0

Etuini Talakai, known also by his anglicised name Edwin Talakai (born 1 October 1973) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as prop.

Career[]

Talakai debuted for Tonga on 29 May 1993, during a match against Western Samoa at Nuku'alofa. He was present in the 'Ikale Tahi squad for the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing two matches against Scotland and Ivory Coast. His last test cap for Tonga was against Fiji, in Suva, on 15 July 1995. He also played for Hawke's Bay and for Auckland in the National Provincial Championship.

References[]

External links[]

• Etuini Talakai at ESPN Scrum
• Edwin L. Talakai at New Zealand Rugby History