Isileli Tapueluelu (born 29 September 1970) is a Tongan former international rugby union player.
| Full name | Isileli Tapueluelu | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 29 September 1970 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Capped 13 times, Tapueluelu played for Tonga during the 1990s as a centre, wing and fullback, scoring five tries. He came on off the bench in all three of Tonga's pool matches at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and made his mark against England when he was yellow carded for a dangerous mid-air tackle on Matt Perry, which caused a scuffle between the sides.[1][2]
Tapueluelu was also a rugby league player and got signed by the Widnes Vikings in 2000.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "England on the rampage". The Daily Telegraph. 16 October 1999.
- ^ Berlin, Peter (16 October 1999). "England Mauls Short-Handed Tonga". The New York Times.
- ^ "Rugby league: Chance for Wasps to put troubles behind them". York Press. 18 March 2000.