Siua Halanukonuka

Siua Halanukonuka
Personal information
Full nameSiosiua Halanukonuka
Born9 August 1986
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Club information
Playing positionProp
Current clubTasman
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2013−Tasman21(5)
Representative team(s)
2014−Tonga1(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 December 2014.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 2 December 2014.

Siua Halanukonuka (born 9 August 1986) is a Tongan rugby union player who currently plays as a prop for Tasman in the ITM Cup and the Tonga national rugby union team.[1][2][3]

Career

Halanukonuka made his breakthrough in senior rugby during the 2013 ITM Cup where he turned out for the Tasman Makos and made 11 appearances to help them gain promotion from the Championship division.[2] 2014 was another successful year as he played 10 times in a campaign that saw the Makos reach the final of the Premiership, ultimately going down 36-32 to Taranaki.[4]

International Career

Halanukonuka made his test debut for Tonga on 8 November 2014 in a match against Georgia in Tblisi, he came on as a second-half replacement in a 23-9 victory for his side.[5]

References

  1. "Siua Halanukonuka Tasman Makos Player Profile". Tasman Rugby. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Siua Halanukonuka itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  3. "Siua Halanukonuka ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  4. "Taranaki vs Tasman 25 October 2014". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. "Georgia vs Tonga 8 November 2014". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2 December 2014.