Samisoni Taukei'aho
Samisoni Taukei'aho (born 8 August 1997) is a Tongan-born rugby union player who plays for the Chiefs in the Super Rugby competition and plays for the New Zealand national rugby union team.[1] His position of choice is hooker.
| Date of birth | 8 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tongatapu, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Paul's Collegiate School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taukei'aho was first spotted while he toured New Zealand as captain of Tonga's under-15s team and in 2014 moved to St Paul's Collegiate in Hamilton on an internationals scholarship.[2][3]
References
- "Samisoni Taukei'aho". www.chiefs.co.nz. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "St Paul's hooker seeks NZ selection".
- "Chiefs hooker Samisoni Taukei'aho is more brain than brawn".
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