Salesi Finau
Date of birth | 5 May 1973 | ||
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Place of birth | Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb) | ||
Rugby league career | |||
Position | Wing | ||
Professional clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1994 1995–97 |
Canberra Raiders Warrington |
1 | (0) (44) |
National teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1995 | Tonga | 2 | (4) |
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Centre, Wing | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1998–2005 2005–06 2006–07 |
Scarlets Bath Bourgoin |
198 17 17 |
(200) (15) (0) |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
1998–2005 | Tonga | 13 | (5) |
Sevens national teams | |||
Years | Club / team | Comps | |
2002 | Tonga |
Salesi Finau (born 5 May 1973 in Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga)[1] is a Tongan former rugby footballer. He represented Tonga in both the rugby league and rugby union sides.
Rugby league career
Salesi began his career with the Canberra Raiders Rugby League Club,[2] and played in the Tonga national rugby league team at the 1995 World Cup.[3] After impressing during the tournament he signed for Warrington Wolves Rugby League Club in the British Super League,[4]
Rugby union career
Club
In late 1998 Finau signed for Welsh rugby union side Llanelli Scarlets under coach Gareth Jenkins.[5] Finau made 203 appearances for the side over the next six-year, becoming an instrumental team player, playing in 3 European Cup semi-finals and 2 Celtic League Titles, before ending his contract by mutual consent in September 2005.[6] He then signed for Bath Rugby under John Connolly,[7] spending a season at the West Country club before moving to French side Bourgoin.[8] Finau had a successful season at Bourgoin, and on completion announced that he had signed a 2-year contract for Cornish Pirates.[9] However, in June 2007, the club announced that they had agreed to release Finau from the deal when a family illness obliged him to return to his native Tonga.[10]
Country
Finau received at least 13 caps for the Tongan national rugby union side,[1] and played in the Tongan rugby sevens side at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[11]
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