Latu Vaeno
| Born | Latu Malohi Vaeno 5 January 1995 Nuku'alofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rotorua Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Latu Malohi Vaeno (born 5 January 1995) is a Tongan-born, New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back for Taranaki in the ITM Cup.[1][2] A strong debut season for them in 2015 saw him named in the Chiefs wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season.[3]
Vaeno moved to Rotorua Boys' High School as a teenager on a rugby scholarship, arriving in 2012 having impressed in playing for the Tonga under-19s in his first year of rugby, after previously playing volleyball.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Latu Vaeno Port Taranaki Bulls Player Profile". TRFU. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Latu Vaeno itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "Chiefs 2016 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Goile, Aaron (4 March 2016). "New Chief Latu Vaeno now feeling right at home ahead of first Super Rugby start". Stuff. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Tongan rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Taranaki rugby union players
- People educated at Rotorua Boys' High School
- Tongan emigrants to New Zealand
- Chiefs (Super Rugby) players
- Rugby union players from Nukuʻalofa
- Rugby union players from Tongatapu
- Tonga international rugby union players