Tuʻakalau Fukofuka Explained

Kalau Fukofuka
Birth Name:Tuʻakalau Fukofuka
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:Tonga
School:St Paul's College, Auckland[2]
Children:Leon Fukofuka
Ru Position:Prop
Amatyears1:1995
Amatyears2:1996
Amatteam1:Grammar Carlton
Amatteam2:Mid Northern
Years1: 
Provinceyears1:1995
Provinceyears2:1996
Provinceyears3:1999
Province1:Auckland
Province2:Northland
Province3:Auckland
Provinceapps1:3
Provinceapps2:2
Provinceapps3:4
Provincepoints1:0
Provincepoints2:0
Provincepoints3:0
Superyears1: 
Repyears1:1993–1995
Repcaps1:8
Reppoints1:0
Repsevensyears1: 

Tuʻakalau Fukofuka, known also as Kalau Fukofuka (born Tonga, in 1972) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as prop.

Career

Fukofuka debuted for the Tonga national rugby union team during a match against Fiji in Nuku'alofa on 17 July 1993. He also took part at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing all the three pool stage matches in the tournament. His last cap for Tonga was on 15 July 1995 in Suva, also against Fiji.At club level, Fukofuka played the National Provincial Championship for Auckland and for Northland.[3]

Personal life

He is father of the Crusaders scrum-half Leon Fukofuka.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rugby World Cup 1995 . El Monte Rugby . 1995 . 5 . 7 October 2023.
  2. https://archive.today/20070704204026/http://www.stpaulscollege.co.nz/alumni.php St Paul's College
  3. Web site: Tu'akalau Fukofuka | New Zealand Rugby History. rugbyhistory.co.nz. 2017-10-23.
  4. Web site: Leon Fukofuka. Crusaders. 2017-10-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407064643/http://crusaders.co.nz/the-team/leon-fukofuka. 2017-04-07.