Birth name | Tesimoni Tongaʻuiha | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 October 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oakland, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16.1 st; 225 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Moni Tongaʻuiha (born 5 October 1994) is a United States rugby union player, currently playing for the New Orleans Gold of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States national team. His preferred position is flanker. [1]
Tongaʻuiha signed for Major League Rugby side New Orleans Gold for the 2021 Major League Rugby season, having represented the side since 2018. [2]
Tongaʻuiha debuted for United States against Canada during the 2023 Rugby World Cup – Americas qualification. [3] [4]