Nesiasi Mataitonga
Tonga international rugby league footballer
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Full name | Nesiasi Pa Mataitonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1993-02-25) 25 February 1993 (age 31) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1][2][3][4] As of 19 February 2018 |
Nesiasi Pa Mataitonga (born 25 February 1993 in Auckland, New Zealand), also known by the nickname of '"Nesi"', is a Tonga international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback and wing. He last played for RC Albi XIII in the Elite One Championship.
He last played for the London Broncos. He represented Tonga in the 2013 World Cup. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Under 20s side in 2012–2013.
In 2014, Mataitonga signed for the London Broncos after being spotted by the capital club after an impressive performance in the world cup.[5]
In 2015, Mataitonga joined the Newtown Jets in the NSW Cup.[6]
He is also a nephew of professional boxer Solomon Haumono.[7]
References
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ itsrugby
- ^ London Official Archived 16 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Broncos sign World Cup full-back". London Broncos. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Newtown's 2015 squad is starting to take shape with the new season rapidly approaching". Newtown RLFC. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Getting To Know- Nesiasi Mataitonga". Rugby League Latest. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2021.