Tevita Koloamatangi

Tevita Michael Paula Ma'afu Koloamatangi (born 7 September 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player. His position is flanker.

Tevita Koloamatangi

Birth name	Tevita Michael Paula Ma'afu Koloamatangi
Date of birth	(1988-09-07) 7 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
School	Nelson College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 London Irish 1 (0) 2017–2021 Skyactivs Hiroshima 25 (40) Correct as of 17 October 2021 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2016, 2021 Tasman 43 (25) Correct as of 17 October 2021 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2016 Chiefs 10 (10) Correct as of 17 October 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 Tonga 3 (0) Correct as of 17 October 2021

Career

As a result of his impressive showings during the 2013 ITM Cup, Koloamatangi was named in the Chiefs wider training squad ahead of the 2014 Super Rugby season. Good preseason form coupled with injuries to more established loose forwards such as Sam Cane and Tanerau Latimer saw Koloamatangi make his debut in Round 1 of the season, an 18-10 victory away to the Crusaders.^[1]

In February 2017 he was signed by English Championship side London Irish until the end of the season.

Koloamatangi attended Nelson College in 2006.^[2]

In 2021 Koloamatangi returned to New Zealand and was called in to the Tasman squad during the 2021 Bunnings NPC for a non competition match against Bay of Plenty. The Mako went on to make the premiership final before losing 23–20 to Waikato.

References

1. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Crusaders 10–18 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
2. "Good sports" (PDF). The Bulletin. Nelson College: 10. December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

External links

• itsrugby.co.uk profile