| Full name | Isileli Fatani | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 January 1969 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 252 lb (114 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Isileli Fatani (born 6 January 1969) is a Tongan former rugby union international.
Born in Nuku'alofa, Fatani represented Tonga in 25 Test matches between 1992 and 2000. He featured in all of Tonga's matches at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and scored a last minute try in his country's three-point win over Italy.[1]
Fatani spent some of his career in Fiji, captaining Suva in 1997 and 1998.[2]
In 2018, Fatani coached the Tonga A team at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge.[3]
Fatani also played for the Tonga national rugby sevens team.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "Tonga good to the last drop". The Guardian. 11 October 1999.
- ↑ "Tonga A to counter PRC defending champion". Loop Tonga. 8 March 2017.
- ↑ Narain, Pravin (19 March 2018). "Fiji is best says Fatani". Fiji Times.
- ↑ "A last colonial pass". Boston Globe. 22 March 1997.
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