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| Date of birth | (1978-07-01) July 1, 1978 (age 46) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tofua, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aleki Lutui (born 1 July 1978) in Tofoa, Tonga, is a Tongan rugby union international player. His position is hooker. He is currently playing club rugby for Ampthill in National League 1.
He previously played for Chiefs in the international Super 14 competition, as well as the Bay of Plenty in the Air New Zealand Cup. He was also the top try scorer for the Bay of Plenty in the 2002 National Provincial Championship (now, the Air New Zealand Cup).
He has appeared numerous times for his national team Tonga. He made his debut for Tonga in March 1999 in a match against Georgia.
He played for Tonga in their 2001 Pacific Rim campaign and later in the year toured Scotland and Wales. On June 5, 2004 he captained Tonga for the first time in a match against Fiji. In June 2005 he captained Tonga in four matches; two against both Fiji and Samoa.
He went on tour with the Pacific Islanders rugby union team in 2004 for a series of Tests against a number of southern rugby nations. He was included in the Pacific Nations tour to Europe in late 2006 and also played in the game against England at Twickernam in 2008.
Lutui joined Worcester in September 2006 on a two-year deal. The Tongan international was a former police officer before he took up rugby.
He has been a key figure for previous clubs in Super 14. He has since become an important player Sixways with his all-action displays and eye for the try line.
Lutui, a powerful ball carrier and hitter, was named in the Tonga squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France and the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
On the 24 April 2013, Lutui signed a two-year deal which will bring him to Edinburgh Rugby in the Rabo Pro Direct 12.
However, on 20 June 2014, Lutui left Edinburgh to return to the Premiership to join Gloucester Rugby for next season's campaign.
For the 2015-16 season, Lutai signed for Ampthill playing in National League 1, joining a strong contingent of Tongan players.
External links
- Gloucester profile
- Worcester Warriors Profile at Worcester Warriors Profile
- Pacific Islanders Profile on PacificIslanders.co.nz
- Guinness Premiership Profile at GuinnessPremiership.com
References
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- "Veteran Tonga hooker agrees to join Gloucester from Edinburgh". Sky Sports. 20 June 2014.
- "Rugby Union: Aleki Lutui joins Ampthill but Joe Bercis leaves for Moseley". Bedfordshire on Sunday. 18 May 2015.
| Pacific Islanders 2004 tour of Australia and New Zealand | |
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| Fiji | |
| Samoa | |
| Tonga | |
| Cook Islands | |
| Head coach | |
| Pacific Islanders 2006 tour of Europe | |
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| Fiji | |
| Samoa | |
| Tonga | |
| Head coach | |
| Tonga squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs: | |
| Coach: Fielea | |
| Pacific Islanders 2008 tour to Europe | |
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| Fiji | |
| Samoa | |
| Tonga | |
| Head coach | |
| Tonga squad – 2011 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs | |
| Coach: Maka | |
| Tonga squad – 2015 Rugby World Cup | |
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| Forwards | |
| Backs | |
| Coach: Otai | |
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Pacific Islanders rugby union players
- People from Haʻapai
- Rugby union hookers
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Tongan police officers
- Tongan rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Worcester Warriors players
- Gloucester Rugby players
- Edinburgh Rugby players
- Chiefs (rugby union) players
- Super Rugby players
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
- Tongan expatriates in New Zealand
- Tongan expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Sportspeople from Gloucestershire