Isi Fatani
Isileli Fatani (born 6 January 1969) is a Tongan former rugby union international.
| Full name | Isileli Fatani | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 January 1969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Born in Nuku'alofa, Fatani represented Tonga in 25 Test matches between 1992 and 2000. He featured in all of Tonga's matches at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and scored a last minute try in his country's three-point win over Italy.[1]
Fatani spent some of his career in Fiji, captaining Suva in 1997 and 1998.[2]
In 2018, Fatani coached the Tonga A team at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge.[3]
Fatani also played for the Tonga national rugby sevens team.[4]
References
- "Tonga good to the last drop". The Guardian. 11 October 1999.
- "Tonga A to counter PRC defending champion". Loop Tonga. 8 March 2017.
- Narain, Pravin (19 March 2018). "Fiji is best says Fatani". Fiji Times.
- "A last colonial pass". Boston Globe. 22 March 1997.
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