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Pierre Hola |
Personal information |
Full name |
Raymond Pierre Hola |
Date of birth |
9 June 1978 |
Height |
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight |
105 kg (230 lb) |
Rugby union career |
Playing career |
Position |
Fly half/Fullback/Outside centre |
Clubs |
Caps |
(points) |
|
Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers, Canterbury Bulldogs (League), West Harbour |
|
National team(s) |
Caps |
(points) |
1998 - present |
Tonga |
27 |
(212) |
|
Pierre Hola (born 9 June 1978) is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He has represented Tonga and currently plays his club rugby in the Japanese Top League for Kobelco Steelers.
Hola made his debut for Tonga in September of 1998 in a match against Samoa.
Since then he has earned well over 20 Test caps for his country, including representing them at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia where he was their top scorer and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Other memorable moments was being the sole point scorer for Tonga vs The All Blacks and sending Canadian captain Al Charon unconscious off the field in his final match after accidentally knocking him out.
He has also scored over 200 points for Tonga. He also holds for the most points scored in one match for Tonga (37) against South Korea. Recently he has represented Tonga in the IRB Pacific 5 Nations where he was one of the players of the tournament for them.
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