Kuli Faletau
Date of birth (1963-12-30) 30 December 1963
Place of birthNuku'alofa, Tonga
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+12 in)
Weight252 lb (114 kg)
ChildrenTaulupe Faletau
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Toa-ko-ma'afu
Tonmawr
()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1997–00
2001–03
Ebbw Vale
Pontypool
11+
59
(10)
(35)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1988–99 Tonga 20 9

Kuli Faletau (born 30 December 1963) is a Tongan former international rugby union player who played as a lock. He is Tonga's most capped forward.[1]

Career

Faletau played as a lock, and played in 20 tests for Tonga between 1988 and 1999, scoring 2 tries and 9 points.[2]

He also appeared at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.[3]

Faletau played at club level for Tonmawr, Toa-ko-ma'afu, Ebbw Vale and Pontypool.[4][5]

Personal life

He is the father of Welsh professional rugby union player Taulupe Faletau.[1][5] He also has two other sons,[6] and is a lay preacher in Wales.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Iwan Davies (20 February 2010). "Faletau starts for Wales Under-20s". South Wales Argus.
  2. "Profile". ESPNscrum.
  3. "Tonga Player Biographies". Sports Illustrated / CNN. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  4. "Profile". Tonmawr RFC. Archived from the original on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  5. 1 2 Robin Davey (16 March 2010). "Faletau set for first start". South Wales Argus.
  6. 1 2 Peter Shuttleworth (1 February 2012). "Six Nations: Family fortune for Faletau favours Wales". BBC Sport.
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