New Zealand vs Tonga during 2011 Rugby World Cup
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Date of birth | July 1, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Tofua, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||
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Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2006–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 |
Worcester Warriors Edinburgh Rugby Gloucester Rugby |
181 8 14 |
(115) (0) (0) |
Correct as of 24 August 2015
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Provincial/State sides | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2005−2006 | Bay of Plenty | 15 | (5) |
Correct as of 28 November 2014
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Super Rugby | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2003–2006 | Chiefs | 29 | (10) |
National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1999– 2004−2008 |
Tonga Pacific Islanders |
38 7 |
(25) (0) |
Correct as of 4 October 2015
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Aleki Lutui (born 1 July 1978) in Tofoa, Tonga, is a Tongan rugby union international player. His position is hooker.
He previously played for Chiefs in the international Super 14 competition, as well as the Bay of Plenty in the Air New Zealand Cup. He was also the top try scorer for the Bay of Plenty in the 2002 National Provincial Championship (now, the Air New Zealand Cup).
He has appeared numerous times for his national team Tonga. He made his debut for Tonga in March 1999 in a match against Georgia.
He played for Tonga in their 2001 Pacific Rim campaign and later in the year toured Scotland and Wales. On June 5, 2004 he captained Tonga for the first time in a match against Fiji. In June 2005 he captained Tonga in four matches; two against both Fiji and Samoa.
He went on tour with the Pacific Islanders rugby union team in 2004 for a series of Tests against a number of southern rugby nations. He was included in the Pacific Nations tour to Europe in late 2006 and also played in the game against England at Twickernam in 2008.