Taniela Moa (11 March 1985 – 16 December 2021) was a Tongan

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player. He last played for

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. He also played for the Blues and Chiefs in Super Rugby, and

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and

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in the NPC. His main position was scrum-half but he could also cover the fly-half position. Moa was born in Tonga before moving to Auckland, where he was educated at Onehunga High School and Southern Cross Campus before finishing his last year at De La Salle College, Mangere East. He represented the Ikale Tahi at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He won a total of 20 caps for Tonga. Moa died at the age of 36 on 16 December 2021.

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* 1985 births 2021 deaths Auckland rugby union players Bay of Plenty rugby union players Blues (Super Rugby) players Rugby union scrum-halves Tonga national rugby league team players Tongan rugby union players Tonga international rugby union players Chiefs (rugby union) players Tongan expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand Tongan expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand People educated at De La Salle College, Māngere East People from Haʻapai People educated at Onehunga High School {{Tonga-rugbyunion-bio-stub