Huluholo Etueni Lopeti Moungaloa (born December 13, 1989)[1] is a rugby union player who plays prop for the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also plays for the United States men's national team.
| Full name | Huluholo Etueni Lopeti Moungaloa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | December 13, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 260 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Moungaloa also played for Life West, for the USA Selects and the USA Islanders.
Club career
editAs of the 2018 season[update], Moungaloa plays for the Life West Gladiators in the Pacific Rugby Premiership.[2][3] In July 2017, Moungaloa was named to the roster of the USA Islanders for an August exhibition match against Saracens.[4] Moungaloa started at prop in the Islanders' inaugural match on August 10, 2017—a 92–0 defeat in Bermuda.[5]
International career
editUSA Selects
editIn September 2017, it was announced that Moungaloa had been selected for the USA Selects roster for the 2017 Americas Pacific Challenge.[6] Moungaloa made his debut with the USA Selects on October 7, 2017, appearing as a substitute, in the Selects' 48–26 defeat to Samoa.[7]
USA Eagles
editIn late 2017, it was announced that Moungaloa had been selected for the USA Eagles roster for their end-of-year tests, taking the roster spot of an injured Eric Fry.[8] Moungaloa made his debut with the Eagles on November 18, 2017, appearing as a 71st minute substitute, in the Eagles' 46–17 victory over Germany.[9] Moungaloa made his first start for the Eagles on February 17, 2018, in the Eagles' 45–13 victory over Chile in the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship (ARC).[10] Moungaloa scored his first try for the Eagles on February 24, 2018, starting at prop, in the Eagles' 43–16 victory over Brazil in the ARC.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Huluholo Moungaloa". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Huluholo Moungaloa". USA Rugby. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Teams Name Lineups For PRP Mid-Season Clash". FloRugby. FloSports. March 31, 2018. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "USA Islanders Name Star-Studded Roster to face Saracens". Americas Rugby News. July 25, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ Frechette, Jake (August 11, 2017). "Saracens Dominate USA Islanders in Bermuda". Rugby Today. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "USA Selects named for Americas Pacific Challenge". Americas Rugby News. September 20, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Samoa overwhelm 14-man USA". Americas Rugby News. October 7, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Match Preview – Germany vs USA". Americas Rugby News. November 17, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "United States of America Tour - Wiesbaden, 18 November 2017, 17:00 local, 16:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Americas Rugby Championship - Fullerton, 17 February 2018, 15:00 local, 23:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "Americas Rugby Championship - Sao Jose dos Campos, 24 February 2018, 18:00 local, 21:00 GMT". espn.co.uk. ESPN. Retrieved October 3, 2018.