Talai Fifita (born 24 July 1962) is a former Tongan rugby union football player who played for the national team and East Tamaki RFC. His regular playing position was scrum-half.

Talai Fifita
Birth nameTalai Fifita
Date of birth (1962-07-24) July 24, 1962 (age 62)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight77 kg (170 lb)[2]
Occupation(s)Farmer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
19??-19?? East Tamaki RFC ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
Tongatapu[3] ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1983–1991 Tonga 11 (16)

Career

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Fifita debuted for Tonga in a match against Fiji, in Suva, on 18 June 1983. He was later called up for the Ikale Tahi squad for the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he played all the three pool stage matches in the tournament. In the match against Wales, in Palmerston North, Fifita scored a try which was converted by Alamoni Liavaʻa. Fifita last played for the Tonga in a match against Fiji, in Suva, on 8 June 1991, earning 11 caps and in aggregate 16 points and 4 tries scored.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tonga RWC 1987 squad World Rugby
  2. ^ Tonga RWC 1987 squad World Rugby
  3. ^ Photo of the Tonga 1991 squad on The Tonga Chronicle
  4. ^ "Talai Fifita | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
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