Tamaiti Horua (born 27 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.
| Date of birth | 27 March 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nelson, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 241 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Kevin's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Nelson, Horua left New Zealand aged five and grew up in Melbourne, attending St Kevin's College.[1]
Horua, a loose forward, captained Australia at the 2002 Under-21 World Championship in South Africa and made several Australia "A" appearances during his career.[2] He competed for the ACT Brumbies from 2002 to 2005, then had a spell in Japanese professional rugby with Toyota Verblitz. On his return to Australia, Horua played two seasons at the Western Force, before signing with Ulster for another overseas stint.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Back-rower to front man?". The Age. 10 September 2003.
- ^ "Horua re-signs with Brumbies". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 2003.
- ^ "Ulster sign Aussie flanker Horua". BBC News. 30 March 2009.
External links
edit- Tamaiti Horua at ESPNscrum