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Rugby player New Zealand vs Tonga during 2011 Rugby World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1978-07-01) July 1, 1978 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tofua, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleki Lutui (born 1 July 1978) is a Tongan rugby union international player. He currently plays for the Worcester Warriors in the RFU Championship. His position is hooker.
He previously played for Chiefs in the international Super 14 competition, as well as the Bay of Plenty in the Air New Zealand Cup. He was also the top try scorer for the Bay of Plenty in the 2002 National Provincial Championship (now, the Air New Zealand Cup).
He has appeared numerous times for his national team Tonga. He made his debut for Tonga in March 1999 in a match against Georgia.
He played for Tonga in their 2001 Pacific Rim campaign and later in the year toured Scotland and Wales. On June 5, 2004 he captained Tonga for the first time in a match against Fiji. In June 2005 he captained Tonga in four matches; two against both Fiji and Samoa.
He went on tour with the Pacific Islanders rugby union team in 2004 for a series of Tests against a number of southern rugby nations. He was included in the Pacific Nations tour to Europe in late 2006 and also played in the game against England at Twickernam in 2008.
Lutui joined Worcester in September 2006 on a two-year deal. The Tongan international was a former police officer before he took up rugby.
He has been a key figure for previous clubs in Super 14. He has since become an important player Sixways with his all-action displays and eye for the try line.
Lutui, a powerful ball carrier and hitter, was named in the Tonga squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.
External links
- Pacific Islanders Profile on PacificIslanders.co.nz
- Worcester Warriors Profile at Warriors.co.uk
- Guinness Premiership Profile at GuinnessPremiership.com
References
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
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| Tonga squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup | |
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