Moni Tonga’uiha
Birth name | Tesimoni Tonga’uiha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 5 October 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oakland, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16.1 st; 225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Moni Tonga’uiha (born 10 May 1994) is a United States rugby union player, currently playing for the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States national team. His preferred position is flanker.[1]
Professional career[]
Tonga’uiha signed for Major League Rugby side New Orleans Gold for the 2021 Major League Rugby season, having represented the side since 2018.[2]
Tonga’uiha debuted for United States against Canada during the 2023 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Moni Tonga'uiha". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Moni Tonga'uiha". New Orleans Gold. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "MEN'S XVs NATIONAL TEAM NAMES FULL SQUAD FOR OPENING STAGE OF RUGBY WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS AGAINST CANADA". USA Rugby. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "USA edge Uruguay in RWC qualifier". Americas Rugby News. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- United States international rugby union players
- New Orleans Gold players
- Rugby union flankers
- People from Oakland, California
- American rugby union players
- American rugby union biography stubs