INTERVIEW
Tonga
Nili Latu
Age
43
Position
Back Row
Height
180cm
Weight
101kg
News
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432d lang-eng
Ex-British & Irish Lions flyhalf Stephen Jones joins Moana Pasifika
657d lang-eng
'On paper, that is probably the strongest team we have put together'
2518d Newcastle Falcons
Nili Latu swaps Tyneside for Japan
2677d Top 14
Watch: Kiwis carving up the north - Latu defying Father Time
2678d Premiership
Last-gasp Falcons beat Saints, Sale see off Worcester
Bio
Nili Latu or Otenili Langilangi made his debut for Tonga in 2006 in the Pacific Nations match against Japan; he went on to play three more games in the tournament, against Fiji, the Junior All Blacks, and Samoa. Later on in 2006 he faced the Cook Islands for Tonga and went on tour with the Pacific Islands. In 2007, Langilangi played in the Pacific Nations Cup and was given the honour of captaining Tonga at the Rugby World Cup in France. He currently plays for the Hurricanes in the South Hemisphere Super 14 competition.