Tanginoa Halaifonua
| Full name | Tanginoa Palu Halaifonua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 September 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tanginoa Palu Halaifonua (born 20 September 1996) is a Tongan professional rugby union player.[1][2]
Rugby career
[edit]Halaifonua, a back-rower and lock, is based in France and plays his rugby with Stade Français. He got his start in French rugby at Lyon OU in 2017, later competing for RC Massy and FC Grenoble, before joining Stade Français in 2023.[3]
International
[edit]Halaifonua made his international debut for Tonga against Scotland at Murrayfield in 2021. He was a member of Tonga's team at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, appearing as a blindside flanker in three of their four group matches.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rugby / Pro D2. FCG : Halaifonua, ce volcan à la puissance dévastatrice". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 4 March 2022.
- ^ "« C'est un rêve pour moi », les confessions de Tanginoa Halaifonua (FCG) après la qualification des Tonga pour la Coupe du Monde". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Tanginoa Halaifonua (Grenoble) ira bien au Stade Français". L'Équipe (in French). 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Tanginoa Halaifonua profile and stats". all.rugby.
External links
[edit]- Tanginoa Halaifonua at ESPNscrum