Taniela Moa
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Tofoa , Tonga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 December 2021 (aged 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taniela Moa (11 March 1985 – 16 December 2021) was a Tongan
Auckland and Bay of Plenty in the NPC
. His main position was scrum-half but he could also cover the fly-half position.
Moa was born in Tonga before moving to Auckland, where he was educated at
De La Salle College, Mangere East
.
He represented the Ikale Tahi at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He won a total of 20 caps for Tonga.
Moa died at the age of 36 on 16 December 2021.[1]
References
- ^ "Rugby: Former Blues and Tonga halfback Taniela Moa dies aged 36". The New Zealand Herald. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
External links
- Blues profile
- Taniela Moa at ESPNscrum
- Taniela Moa at ItsRugby.co.uk
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