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Sonatane Takulua

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Sonatane Takulua
Date of birth (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birthLapaha, Tonga
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)
SchoolDargaville High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Mont-de-Marsan
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2014 Northland 26 (30)
2015–2020 Newcastle Falcons 102 (260)
2020–2021 Toulon 23 (51)
2022–2023 Agen 28 (35)
2023– Mont-de-Marsan 0 (0)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– Tonga 54 (270)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2013 Tonga 1
Correct as of 22 June 2023

Sonatane Takulua (born 11 January 1991) is a Tongan professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Pro D2 club Mont-de-Marsan and captains the Tonga national team.[1]

Early life

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Takalua was born in Lapaha, Tonga and moved to New Zealand with his family when he was 11.[2]

Club career

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In 2012, Takulua was signed by Northland after a year on a development contract.[citation needed]

In 2014, he was signed by the Blues on a development contract.[3] Although he was named in the matchday squad in two consecutive matches, he failed to make an appearance in the matches against the Hurricanes[4] and the Brumbies.[5]

On 26 February 2015. Takulua left Northland to sign for English side Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership Rugby with immediate effect.[6] His impressive performances led him to sign a four-year contract extension to stay with the club until 2022.[7]

On 24 February 2020, Takulua was granted his early release from Newcastle to sign for French giants Toulon in the Top 14 competition with immediate effect.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "NRU Profile". Northland Rugby. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Takulua living the dream in Tonga's 2015 Rugby World Cup side".
  3. ^ "Blues Development squad announced". Blues Rugby. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blues 30–12 Highlanders". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Brumbies 26–9 Blues". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Sonatane Takulua: Newcastle Falcons sign Tongan half-back". BBC Sport. 26 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Sonetane Takulua: Newcastle Falcons scrum-half signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Sonatane Takulua switches from Newcastle Falcons to Toulon". Talking Rugby Union. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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