Hakatoa Tupou
Birth name | Hakatoa Tupou | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 June 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 28 July 2018 | (aged 60)||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Senilaite Tautuiaki | ||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 'Ahofā, Fiula, Taniela, Saane, 'Aisea and Mele | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Hakatoa Tupou (born circa 1958) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as prop.[1]
Career[]
Tupou first played for the 'Ikale Tahi against Samoa on 25 August 1982, in Nuku'alofa. He was also called up for the Tonga squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he played against Wales and against Ireland, the latter being his last international cap. He earned 4 points, 1 try and 0 conversions in aggregate.[2]
Personal life[]
In 1979 he married to Senilaite Tautuiaki of Āhau, Tongatapu, Tonga Is. They were blessed with six children of three boys and girls. He provided for his little family through his rugby career and work where he played for the Ikale Tahi team at 1987 World Cup against Wales. He was a Heavy Machine Manager at the Yakka Demolition where he last worked before he died. He was also a member of the Upper Room Church.
References[]
- ^ "Hakatoa Tupou - Rugby player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ Hakatoa Tupoua profile ESPN Scrum
External links[]
- 1959 births
- Tongan rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Living people
- Tongan rugby union biography stubs