Kieron Fonotia
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| Full name | Kieron T. Fonotia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Shirley Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kieron T. Fonotia (born 2 February 1988) is a former New Zealand born Samoan rugby union player who played as a Centre for the Tasman Mako in the Bunnings NPC.[1]
Career
Fonotia played 40 games for the Crusaders and 65 games for Tasman before he left New Zealand at the end of the 2016 season and joined the Welsh side Ospreys. On 16 June 2017, Fonotia made his debut for the Samoa national rugby union team after qualifying for selection through his Grandfather.[2] Fonotia returned to New Zealand in 2020 after he was cut from Welsh side Scarlets.[3] He was part of the Tasman side that won the Mitre 10 Cup for the second time in a row in 2020.
References
- ↑ "Kieron Fonotia". mako.nz. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ↑ "Sport: Samoa call-up a "dream come true" for Kieron Fonotia". Radio New Zealand. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ↑ "Kieron Fonotia sore at being cut by Welsh club Scarlets". Stuff. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
External links
- This article has no link in Wikidata
