Date of birth | 30 December 1963 | ||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||
Children | Taulupe Faletau | ||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||
Position | Lock | ||||||||||||
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Amateur clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team |
Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1997–00 2001–03 |
Ebbw Vale Pontypool |
11+ 59 |
(10) (35) |
National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1988–99 | Tonga | 20 | 9 |
Kuli Faletau (born 30 December 1963) is a Tongan former international rugby union player who played as a lock. He is Tonga's most capped forward.
Faletau played as a lock, and played in 20 tests for Tonga between 1988 and 1999, scoring 2 tries and 9 points.
He also appeared at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.
Faletau played at club level for Tonmawr, Toa-ko-ma'afu, Ebbw Vale and Pontypool.
He is the father of Welsh international Taulupe Faletau. He also has two other sons, and is a lay preacher in Wales.