Uili Kolo'ofai (born 29 September 1982, in Auckland, New Zealand) is a rugby union player from Tonga. He plays for the Tongan national side and previously for Newcastle Falcons as lock. Kolo'ofai was named in Tonga's 2015 Rugby World Cup squad.[1][2]
| Date of birth | 29 September 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | King's High School, Dunedin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kolo'ofai signed with Newcastle Falcons in 2014 on a two-year contract.[3] After only a year he left the club due to injury woes that saw him make only a few appearances for the Falcons.[4] He played in Japan before he moved to Europe and played in Italy for Parma and Cavalieri Prato. Then he moved to France and played for Colomiers before joining the Newcastle Falcons.[5][6] After granted early release from Newcastle, Kolofai signed for Jersey Reds from the 2015-16 RFU Championship season.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Kolo'ofai completes Tonga World Cup squad". Super Sport.com. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "UILI KOLO'OFAI IS TONGA'S 31ST PLAYER FOR RUGBY WORLD CUP". Nuku’alofa Times.tbu.to. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Newcastle Falcons call off Semisi Taulava deal as Uili Kolo'ofai signs". BBC Sport. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Smith, Mark (16 September 2015). "Tonga Rugby World Cup forward Uili Kolo'ofai leaves Newcastle Falcons". chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Newcastle Falcons add experienced Tonga international Uili Kolo'ofai to their squad". skysports.com. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "KOLO'OFAI LEAVES FALCONS". Rugby365.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Tonga forward Uili Kolofai signs for Jersey". JRFC. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
External links
edit- Uili Koloʻofai at ESPNscrum
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