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'''Esikeli Tonga''' (born 5 February 1988 in [[Dubbo, New South Wales]]) is a former [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tongan international]] [[rugby league]] footballer who last previously played for the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] in the [[National Rugby League]]. A [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]]n international representative [[Rugby league positions#The three-quarters|three-quarter]] or second-rower, he is the younger brother of [[Parramatta Eels]] centre [[Willie Tonga]].<ref name="Young Titan Tonga set to make debut">{{cite news|url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/05/31/11888_gold-coast-titans.html|title=Young Titan Tonga set to make debut|work=GoldCoast.com.au|date=31 May 2008|accessdate=5 June 2008|first=Luke|last=Turgeon|publisher=News Limited}}</ref>
'''Esikeli Tonga''' (born 5 February 1988) is a former [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tongan international]] [[rugby league]] footballer who last previously played for the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] in the [[National Rugby League]]. A [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]]n international representative [[Rugby league positions#The three-quarters|three-quarter]] or second-rower, he is the younger brother of [[Parramatta Eels]] centre [[Willie Tonga]].<ref name="Young Titan Tonga set to make debut">{{cite news|url=http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2008/05/31/11888_gold-coast-titans.html|title=Young Titan Tonga set to make debut|work=GoldCoast.com.au|date=31 May 2008|accessdate=5 June 2008|first=Luke|last=Turgeon|publisher=News Limited}}</ref>

==Background==
Tonga was born in [[Dubbo, New South Wales]], [[Australia]].


In 2005 Tonga graduated from [[Marsden State High School]] in [[Logan City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/school-days-to-class-acts/story-e6frfgbo-1225702277172|title=School days to class acts|first=Matt|last=Marshall|date=23 April 2009|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=News Limited}}</ref>
In 2005 Tonga graduated from [[Marsden State High School]] in [[Logan City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/nrl/school-days-to-class-acts/story-e6frfgbo-1225702277172|title=School days to class acts|first=Matt|last=Marshall|date=23 April 2009|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|publisher=News Limited}}</ref>


==Playing career==
In August 2008, Esi Tonga was named in the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup squads#Tonga|Tonga training squad]] for the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup]],<ref name="Tug-of-war over Mason">{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3935853,00.html|title=Tug-of-war over Mason|work=Sky Sports|date=5 August 2008|accessdate=6 August 2008|publisher=BSkyB}}</ref> and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man [[2008 Rugby League World Cup squads#Tonga|Tonga]] squad.<ref name="Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Anderson ruled out of World Cup|work=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=8 October 2008|accessdate=9 October 2008}}</ref>
In August 2008, Esi Tonga was named in the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup squads#Tonga|Tonga training squad]] for the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup]],<ref name="Tug-of-war over Mason">{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3935853,00.html|title=Tug-of-war over Mason|work=Sky Sports|date=5 August 2008|accessdate=6 August 2008|publisher=BSkyB}}</ref> and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man [[2008 Rugby League World Cup squads#Tonga|Tonga]] squad.<ref name="Samoa, Tonga and Fiji name squads">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7658506.stm|title=Anderson ruled out of World Cup|work=BBC Sport|publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation|date=8 October 2008|accessdate=9 October 2008}}</ref>


Revision as of 08:43, 28 March 2019

Esi Tonga
Personal information
Full nameEsikeli Tonga
Born (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 36)
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–11 Gold Coast Titans 36 10 0 0 40
2012 Parramatta Eels 3 0 0 0 0
2013 Manly Sea Eagles 1 0 0 0 0
Total 40 10 0 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008 Tonga 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 26 July 2011

Esikeli Tonga (born 5 February 1988) is a former Tongan international rugby league footballer who last previously played for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. A Tongan international representative three-quarter or second-rower, he is the younger brother of Parramatta Eels centre Willie Tonga.[2]

Background

Tonga was born in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia.

In 2005 Tonga graduated from Marsden State High School in Logan City.[3]

Playing career

In August 2008, Esi Tonga was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup,[4] and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man Tonga squad.[5]

He is of both Australian Aboriginal and Tongan descent.

References

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ Turgeon, Luke (31 May 2008). "Young Titan Tonga set to make debut". GoldCoast.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
  3. ^ Marshall, Matt (23 April 2009). "School days to class acts". The Daily Telegraph. News Limited.
  4. ^ "Tug-of-war over Mason". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Anderson ruled out of World Cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

External links

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