Malietoa Seuli Hingano also known as Malietoa Hingano (born 27 January 1992) is an Australian born Tongan

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player who generally plays as a

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represents

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internationally and currently plays for French club Aviron Bayonnais. He was included in the Tongan squad for the

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which was held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.

Career

He made his international debut for Tonga against

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on 27 July 2019.

References

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