Latu (born 23 February 1993) is a Tongan-born

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player who currently is a hooker for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby.

Career

Latu plays

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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

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and

2013 IRB Junior World Championship The 2013 IRB Junior World Championship was the sixth annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams. The event was organised in France by rugby's governing body, the IRB. A total of twelve nations played in the tournament ...

s. Latu made his debut for Australia against

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in 2016. and played at the

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, but the Wallabies lost to

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in the

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, 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 was called up alongside former players Will Skelton,

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and Rory Arnold.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Latu, Tolu 1993 births Living people Australian rugby union players Rugby union hookers People from Nukuʻalofa Tongan emigrants to Australia New South Wales Waratahs players Sydney Stars players Australia international rugby union players New South Wales Country Eagles players Stade Français players