Taniela Moa

Taniela Moa (11 March 1985 – 16 December 2021) was a Tongan rugby union player. He last played for Section Paloise. He also played for the Blues and Chiefs in Super Rugby, and Auckland and Bay of Plenty in the NPC. His main position was scrum-half but he could also cover the fly-half position.

Taniela Moa
Moa in 2011
Birth nameUnalotokipulotu Vea Teutau Moa
Date of birth(1985-03-11)11 March 1985
Place of birthTofoa, Tonga
Date of death16 December 2021(2021-12-16) (aged 36)
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half, Fly-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–17 Section Paloise 89 (45)
Correct as of 19 December 2019
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005−09
2010−11		 Auckland
Bay of Plenty		 58
17		 (55)
(40)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007−10
2011		 Blues
Chiefs		 27
4		 (25)
(0)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011-2015 Tonga 20 (15)
Correct as of 23 November 2014

Moa was born in Tonga before moving to Auckland, where he was educated at Onehunga High School and Southern Cross Campus before finishing his last year at De La Salle College, Mangere East.

He represented the Ikale Tahi at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He won a total of 20 caps for Tonga.

Moa died at the age of 36 on 16 December 2021.[1]

References
  1. "Rugby: Former Blues and Tonga halfback Taniela Moa dies aged 36". The New Zealand Herald. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.


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