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Latu Taufa
Latu may be, * Latu language People with the surname "Latu" include * Akapei Latu (born 1978), Tongan judoka * Cameron Latu (born 2000), American football player *Cathrine Latu (born 1986), Tongan-New Zealand netball player * George Latu (born 1965), Samoan lawyer * Laiatu Latu (born 2000), American football player * Leilani Latu (born 1993), Tongan rugby league footballer * Nili Latu (born 1982), Tongan rugby union footballer * Patrick Latu, American rugby league footballer *Penieli Latu (born 1973), Tongan rugby league footballer * Sam Latu (born 1988), Australian rugby union footballer *Sinali Latu (born 1965), Tongan-Japanese rugby union footballer * Sione Latu (born 1971), Tongan-Japanese rugby league footballer *Tolu Latu (born 1993), Tongan-Australian rugby union footballer * Viliami Latu, Tongan politician People with the given name "Latu" include *Latu Fifita Latu Fifita (born 29 October 1987) is a professional rugby league footballer of Indigenous Australian and Tong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latu Language
Latu is an Austronesian language spoken on Seram Island in the Moluccas in eastern Indonesia. It is linguistically close to Saparua Saparua is an island east of Ambon Island in the Indonesian province of Maluku; the island of Haruku lies between Saparua and Ambon. The main port is in the south at Kota Saparua. The island of Maolana is located near its southwestern side an .... References Central Maluku languages Languages of Indonesia Seram Island {{au-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinali Latu
Sinali Latu (born in Tonga in 1965) is a retired Tongan-Japanese rugby union player.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ), p70 He played in Japan for Sanyo and also played for the Japan national rugby union team. Now he coaches the Daito Bunka University rugby team. Since he acquired the Japanese citizenship, he changed his full name to . He is the founder of the non-profit organisation Japan-Tonga Friendship Association. He was nicknamed "Bill" (ビル) during his playing career in Japan. Viliami Sinali Latu played for Tonga's national side while attending Tonga College at the age of 19. He moved to study and play in Japan with a Tonga College school mate, Uatesoni Namoa. Latu played for at three World Cups, in 1987, 1991 and in 1995. Family Latu's younger brother, Tevita Latu, played sevens for Tonga while studying in Tonga College in 2000 before moving to New Zealand. The youngest of the Latu brothers, Kilifi, has captained the Tongan sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latu Vaʻeno
Latu Vaʻeno (born circa 1959) is a former Tongan rugby union player. He played as a prop. Career His first cap for Tonga was during a match against Fiji, at Apia, on 5 June 1985. He also was part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup, where he only played the pool match against Wales, at Palmerston North Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ..., on 29 May 1987, which was also his last match for Tonga. External linksLatu Vaʻeno international statistics 1959 births Living people Tongan rugby union players Rugby union props Tonga international rugby union players 1987 Rugby World Cup players {{Tonga-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latu Vaeno
Latu Malohi Vaeno (born 5 January 1995) is a Tongan-born, New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back for in the ITM Cup. A strong debut season for them in 2015 saw him named in the wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. Vaeno moved to Rotorua Boys' High School as a teenager on a rugby scholarship, arriving in 2012 having impressed in playing for the Tonga under-19s in his first year of rugby, after previously playing volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaeno, Latu 1995 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Tongan rugby union players Rugby union wings Taranaki rugby union players People educated at Rotorua Boys' High School Tongan emigrants to New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latu Makaafi
Latu Makaafi, also spelt as Latu Maka'afi, (born 1982) is a Tongan rugby union flanker and Number 8 who plays for Hull having previously been at Coventry. Rugby career Makaafi started playing rugby in England in 2000 when he started playing for Bradford & Bingley RFC. In 2006, he signed for London 2 South club Jersey Reds, becoming the first professional player for Jersey after receiving a work permit from the States of Jersey Customs and Immigration Service. In 2008, Makaafi signed for Hull. In October 2008, he was suspended from playing rugby for 8 weeks by the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union after being sent off for punching. In 2009, Makaafi signed for Wharfedale R.U.F.C. In 2011, he left Wharfedale for Doncaster Knights. In leaving Wharfedale Makaafi recommended that fellow Tongan Talite Vaioleti would replace him at Wharfedale. In 2012, Makaafi moved to fellow RFU Championship team Rotherham Titans for the 2012–13 RFU Championship season as part of a mass exodus of playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latu Fifita
Latu Fifita (born 29 October 1987) is a professional rugby league footballer of Indigenous Australian and Tongan descent who most recently played professionally for Workington Town in the Kingstone Press Championship. He plays as a and can also play as a loose-forward. Fifita is a Tongan international. He is a Balmain Tigers junior and has previously played for the North Sydney Bears and the Northern Pride. Latu Fifita is the elder brother of twins Andrew Fifita Andrew Fifita ( to, ʻAnitelū Fifita) (born 28 June 1989) is a retired professional rugby league footballer who played as a . He has played for Tonga and Australia at international level. Fifita previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland ... and David Fifita. References External linksWorkington Town profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Fifita, Latu 1987 births Living people Latu Rugby league props Tonga national rugby league team players Tongan rugby league players Workington Town players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viliami Latu
Dr. Viliami Uasike Latu is a Tongan politician and Cabinet Minister. After completing secondary education at Tonga High School, he became a high school teacher at the Mailefihi & Siuʻilikutapu College (in Vavaʻu) in 1991. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from ʻAtenisi University in 1995, then continued his studies at the University of Auckland (New Zealand), obtaining a Graduate Diploma in Arts degree in 1997, then a Master of Arts degree in political science in 1999. He returned to Tonga to work as a civil servant, and served as Assistant Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office from 2000 to 2003, before beginning doctoral studies in Japan, on a scholarship provided by the Japanese government. He completed his Ph.D. in Asia Pacific Studies at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in 2006. Returning to Tonga, he served as principal assistant secretary to the Prime Minister's Officer in 2006 and 2007, then (briefly) as assistant to the chief executive officer and public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolu Latu
Latu (born 23 February 1993) is a Tongan-born Australian Rugby Union player who currently is a hooker for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby. Career Latu plays Shute Shield rugby for Sydney University and was a member of the premiership-winning side in 2013. His performances there caught the eye of the New South Wales Waratahs who signed him up ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season. Tolu Latu represented the Sydney East Primary Schools Sports Association at the State Championships in 2005. International career Latu was a member of the Australia Under 20 side that competed in the 2012 and 2013 IRB Junior World Championships. Latu made his debut for Australia against Wales in 2016. and played at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, but the Wallabies lost to England in the quarter finals, thus knocking them out. In 2021, Latu was called up to play in the 2021 end-of-year rugby tests, under a new Giteau's law tweak that allowed up to three players from overseas to appear. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sione Latu
Sione Latu (born February 23, 1971) is a former Tongan-born Japanese rugby player. He played as a number 8. He also played for Tonga and Japan XV. He is not related with fellow Japan national rugby union player Sinali Latu. Career His first cap for Japan was during a match against Hong Kong, at Seoul, on September 26, 1992. He was also part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, where he played two matches, against Wales and Ireland. After the tournament, he retired. He also played for Sanyo , stylized as SANYO, is a Japanese electronics company and formerly a member of the Fortune Global 500, ''Fortune'' Global 500 whose headquarters was located in Moriguchi, Osaka, Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan. Sanyo had over 230 subsidiari .... Notes External links * 1971 births Living people Tongan rugby union players Japanese rugby union players Tongan emigrants to Japan Naturalized citizens of Japan Japan international rugby union players Tongan expatriate rugby union players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Latu
Sam Latu (born 21 June 1988) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Tonga, and at club level for Mascot Jets and Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers, in the National Rugby League (NRL) for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Wests Tigers, and Newtown Jets, as a . Background He was born as Sam Huihahau in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Career Latu played junior football with the Mascot Jets. His first-grade debut was for the South Sydney Rabbitohs against the Cronulla Sharks at ANZ Stadium in round 5 of the 2008 NRL season. He spent 2009 with the Canberra Raiders without making an appearance. In 2010, Latu joined the Wests Tigers. He made his club debut near the end of the season, but injured his knee in the match, and failed to make another appearance that year. His next appearance was in round 6 of 2011, covering for injuries to Beau Ryan and Lote Tuqiri. Midway through the 2011 seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akapei Latu
Akapei Latu (born November 3, 1978) is a Tongan judoka, who competed in the men's lightweight category. Latu qualified as a lone judoka for the Tongan squad in the men's lightweight class (73 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by granting a tripartite invitation from the International Judo Federation. He received a bye in the opening round, before losing out in his first match to Algeria's Noureddine Yagoubi, who pinned and subdued him on the tatami with a kuchiki taoshi is a single leg takedown in Judo adopted later by the Kodokan into their Shinmeisho No Waza (newly accepted techniques) list. It is categorized as a hand technique, Te-waza. Technique Description Kuchiki taoshi is sometimes translated as "de ... (single leg takedown) assault at three minutes and seven seconds. References External links * 1978 births Living people Tongan male judoka Olympic judoka for Tonga Judoka at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Nukuʻalofa {{Ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penieli Latu
Penieli Latu (born 20 February 1973) is a former Tongan rugby union player. He represented at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He earned 9 caps for from 1994 to 1995. He debuted against on 4 June 1994. His last match was against a year later on 15 July. He played for South Canterbury's Celtic Rugby Club alongside his three younger brothers. He is the younger brother of former dual international Sinali Latu Sinali Latu (born in Tonga in 1965) is a retired Tongan-Japanese rugby union player.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ), p70 He played in Japan for Sanyo and also played for the Japan national rugby union te .... References External links Penieli P. J. Latu at New Zealand Rugby History* {{DEFAULTSORT:Latu, Penieli 1973 births Living people Tongan expatriate sportspeople in Japan Tongan expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Tongan rugby union players Tonga international rugby union players South Canterbury rugby union players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |