Sonatane Takulua
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Lapaha, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dargaville High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sonatane Takulua (born 11 January 1991) is a Tongan professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Pro D2 club Mont-de-Marsan and captains the Tonga national team.[1]
Early life
Takalua was born in Lapaha, Tonga and moved to New Zealand with his family when he was 11.[2]
Club career
In 2012, Takulua was signed by Northland after a year on a development contract.[citation needed]
In 2014, he was signed by the Blues on a development contract.[3] Although he was named in the matchday squad in two consecutive matches, he failed to make an appearance in the matches against the Hurricanes[4] and the Brumbies.[5]
On 26 February 2015. Takulua left Northland to sign for English side Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby with immediate effect.[6] His impressive performances led him to sign a four-year contract extension to stay with the club until 2022.[7]
On 24 February 2020, Takulua was granted his early release from Newcastle to sign for French giants Toulon in the Top 14 competition with immediate effect.[8]
References
- ^ "NRU Profile". Northland Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "Takulua living the dream in Tonga's 2015 Rugby World Cup side".
- ^ "Blues Development squad announced". Blues Rugby. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blues 30–12 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Brumbies 26–9 Blues". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ^ "Sonatane Takulua: Newcastle Falcons sign Tongan half-back". BBC Sport. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Sonetane Takulua: Newcastle Falcons scrum-half signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ^ "Sonatane Takulua switches from Newcastle Falcons to Toulon". Talking Rugby Union. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
External links
- Sonatane Takulua at ESPNscrum
- Sonatane Takulua at ItsRugby.co.uk