Viliame Iongi
File:Viliame Iongi 2011.jpg | |||
Date of birth | 8 August 1989 | ||
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Place of birth | Tofoa, Tonga | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Wing, Fullback, Scrum-half | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2010–2011 2014–15 2016– |
Queanbeyan Whites Nottingham San Francisco |
12 | (87) |
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2011 2011–2012 |
Brumbies Scarlets |
16 |
(20) |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2011– | Tonga | 18 | (40) |
Viliame Iongi (born 8 August 1989) is a Tongan national rugby union player. He has played for Tonga.[1] Iongi has 12 caps for Tonga and scored 7 tries, 4 coming on his debut in the Churchill Cup against USA.[2]
Iongi played in Australia with the Queanbeyan Whites for two seasons, winning the ACTRU Premier Division title in 2010.[3] His impressive performances in 2010 earned him a spot in the Brumbies academy for the 2011 season.
In October 2011, Iongi signed for the Welsh region side the Scarlets.[4] Iongi made a bright start to his Scarlets career scoring four tries in his first four starts, tries against Ulster and Northampton Saints were followed by a brace against London Irish in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He left the region in the summer of 2012.
On 4 April 2014, Iongi returned to England to sign for Nottingham in the RFU Championship for the 2014-15 season.[5]
References
- ↑ Viliame Iongi. ESPN Scrum profile. Retrieved on 2012-05-18.
- ↑ Tonga inflicts 2nd thrashing of US by 44–13 in Churchill Cup debut | Tonga News | Taimi Media Network. Taimionline.com (2011-06-09). Retrieved on 2012-05-18.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Iongi signs for Scarlets. Sky Sports (2011-10-24). Retrieved on 2012-05-18.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Scarlets players
- Tongan rugby union players
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Brumbies players
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- Expatriate rugby union players in Wales
- Tongan expatriates in Australia
- Tongan expatriates in the United Kingdom
- People from Tongatapu