Taniela Moa (original) (raw)
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Tonga international rugby union player (1985–2021)
Rugby player
Taniela Moa
 Moa in 2012 |
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| Born | Taniela Moa(1985-03-11)11 March 1985Tofoa, Tonga |
| Died | 16 December 2021(2021-12-16) (aged 36) |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Rugby union career | |
| Position(s) Scrum-half, Fly-halfSenior careerYears Team Apps (Points)2011–17 Section Paloise89(45) Correct as of 19 December 2019Provincial / State sidesYears Team Apps (Points)2005−09 Auckland58(55)2010−11 Bay of Plenty17(40)Super RugbyYears Team Apps (Points)2007−10 Blues27(25)2011 Chiefs4(0)International careerYears Team Apps **(Points)**2011-2015 Tonga20(15) Correct as of 23 November 2014 |
Taniela Moa (11 March 1985 – 16 December 2021) was a Tongan rugby union player. He last played for Section Paloise. He also played for the Blues and Chiefs in Super Rugby, and Auckland and Bay of Plenty 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.[1]
- ^ "Rugby: Former Blues and Tonga halfback Taniela Moa dies aged 36". The New Zealand Herald. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.