Opeti Fonua (born 26 May 1986) is a Tonganrugby union player who plays number 8 for SU Agen, having transferred from Newcastle Falcons. Fonua is known for his immense size and strength, but also for his surprisingly high levels of speed and agility for his size (his official weight according to his Su Agen profile is 150 kg), although in the past he has been listed as lighter. A highly physical player, both with and without the ball, Fonua is known for big tackles and strong carries.[2]
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March 11, 2023
opeti, fonua, born, 1986, tongan, rugby, union, player, plays, number, agen, having, transferred, from, newcastle, falcons, fonua, known, immense, size, strength, also, surprisingly, high, levels, speed, agility, size, official, weight, according, agen, profil. Opeti Fonua born 26 May 1986 is a Tongan rugby union player who plays number 8 for SU Agen having transferred from Newcastle Falcons Fonua is known for his immense size and strength but also for his surprisingly high levels of speed and agility for his size his official weight according to his Su Agen profile is 150 kg although in the past he has been listed as lighter A highly physical player both with and without the ball Fonua is known for big tackles and strong carries 2 Opeti FonuaBirth nameOpeti FonuaDate of birth 1886 05 26 26 May 1886 age 136 Place of birthTongaHeight1 98 m 6 ft 6 in Weight135 kg 298 lb 21 st 4 lb lt 1 Rugby union careerPosition s Number 8 LockSenior careerYearsTeamApps Points 2005 072007 082008 13 2013 15 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 SU AgenFC AuchSU Agen Bayonne London Welsh Leicester Tigers Newcastle Falcons SU Agen3512111 31 16 7 12 0 50 0 155 20 30 5 0 0 Correct as of February 2016National team s YearsTeamApps Points 2009 Tonga11 10 On 10 February 2015 it was announced Fonua had signed for Leicester Tigers 3 Fonua was named in Tonga s 2015 Rugby World Cup squad 4 5 References Edit Opeti Fonua Jonny Wilkinson Absolutely Smashed by Big Opeti Fonua Rugby Dump Leicester sign Opeti Fonua Mike Williams amp Brendon O Connor BBC Sport 10 February 2015 Tonga mix youth and experience for RWC 2015 rugbyworldcup com 18 August 2015 Retrieved 14 October 2015 Lucas Dan 15 September 2015 Rugby World Cup preview No13 Tonga theguardian com Retrieved 14 October 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Opeti Fonua amp oldid 1143399969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,