David Halaifonua
David Halaifonua (born July 5, 1987) is a Tongan national rugby union player who currently plays for Hull RUFC in the National League 2 North and for the Tonga national team.
| Birth name | Tevita David Halaifonua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vava'u, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Tupou College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Halaifonua first played club rugby for Warringah, a rugby union club located in New South Wales, Australia, that compete in their competitions, the Shute Shield and the Tooheys New Cup. He then moved to France as he signed a contract for US Bergerac, who compete in Federale 1, the third level of domestic competition in France.
During the 2013–14 season, Halaifonua joined fellow Tongans Hale T-Pole and Paula Kaho in Sri Lanka. He played for the Sri Lanka champions Kandy SC.
On 4 December 2014, Halaifonua officially signed for English side Gloucester Rugby who compete in the Aviva Premiership from the 2014–15 season.
Halaifonua made his international debut for Tonga in the 2009 IRB Pacific Nations Cup losing 22-36 to Fiji.
On 26 April 2018, David left Gloucester, having played 44 times, to sign for newly-promoted side Coventry in the RFU Championship from the 2018-19 season.
He joined London Scottish ahead of the 2020–21 season.
References
External links
- David Halaifonua at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- US Bergerac Profile (in French)
- Gloucester Rugby Profile
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