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| Born | 7 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Loni Uhila (born 7 April 1989 in Tonga) is a Tongan rugby union player and professional heavyweight boxer. His nickname called "The Tongan Bear". He plays in the prop position for the provincial based ITM Cup side Waikato.[1] Uhila also plays for Super Rugby franchise, the Hurricanes.[2]
In October 2017, he will join French reigning champions ASM Clermont Auvergne on a one-year contract.
Professional boxing record
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Personal
[edit]Uhila is married and has a five-year-old daughter, Lile.[4]
Uhila states family is the reason he plays rugby.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Loni Uhila Waikato Player Profile". Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Jamison Gibson-Park, Loni Uhila complete Hurricanes Super Rugby rosterr". Stuff. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Loni Uhila – boxer". BoxRec. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Tongan Bear shows softer side". Stuff. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
External links
[edit]- Loni Uhila at BoxRec (registration required)
- Loni Uhila at European Professional Club Rugby
- Loni Uhila at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Loni Uhila at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Loni Uhila at All.Rugby
- Loni Uhila at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
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Categories:
- 1989 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Living people
- Waikato rugby union players
- People educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland
- Hurricanes (rugby union) players
- ASM Clermont Auvergne players
- Stade Rochelais players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France
- Tonga international rugby union players
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1980s birth stubs