Pita Alatini
| Full name | Pita Faiva-ki-moana Alatini | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 April 1976 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 200 lb) | ||||||||||||
| School | King's College | ||||||||||||
| University | University of Otago | ||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) |
Anthony Alatini Sam Alatini (brothers) |
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| Spouse | Megan Cassie | ||||||||||||
| Children | Tonica (daughter) Tiara (daughter) Trey (son) |
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1995–1996 1997–1998 1999–2001 2002–2003 2004–2006 2006–2013 |
Counties Manukau Southland Otago Wellington Suntory Sungoliath Kamaishi Seawaves |
30 21 16 14 21 |
(20) (10) (42) |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1996 1997 1998–2001 2002–2003 |
Crusaders Chiefs Highlanders Hurricanes |
5 3 48 16 |
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| Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
| 1995 1999–2001 |
 Tonga New Zealand
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1 17 |
(0) (30) |
| Coaching career | |||
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| 2013– | Pakuranga United | ||
Pita Faiva-ki-moana Alatini (born 11 April 1976 in Nukuʻalofa) is a Tongan-born New Zealand rugby union footballer. Alatini is a midfield back who played in 17 tests for the All Blacks between 1999 and 2001, scoring 6 test tries.
Alatini played 81 NPC matches for four different provinces (Counties-Manukau, Southland, Otago, and Wellington), and 72 Super 12 matches for four different franchises (Crusaders, Chiefs, Highlanders, and Hurricanes). He has also played professionally in Japan for Suntory Sungoliath and Kamaishi Seawaves.
Alatini is married to pop singer and actress Megan Alatini. His brothers Tevita, Anthony and Sam Alatini have played for the Tonga national rugby union team.
Alatini moved to Auckland from Tonga as a child. He attended King's College, and played for the national secondary school side in 1993-94 and the national under-19 team in 1995. He played 30 matches for the Counties-Manukau NPC team in 1995-96, and five matches for the Crusaders in the Super 12 in 1996. He represented the New Zealand Colts and played three Super 12 matches for the Chiefs in 1997.
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