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Date of birth | 22 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Havelu, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Kilioni (born 22 February 1993) is a Tongan professional rugby union player. [1]
Born in Havelu, Tonga, Kilioni is a winger, based in France since 2013. [2] He started as a junior at FC Grenoble and signed a professional contract with the Top 14 club in 2016. Except for one season on loan with US Carcassonne, Kilioni remained in Grenoble until 2020, after which he joined CM Floirac. [3]
Kilioni made his debut for Tonga against Fiji in Suva during the 2016 Pacific Nations Cup and was capped as a substitute a week later against Georgia. He gained a further two caps in 2018, including a match against Wales at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. In 2019, Kilioni was flown to Japan for Tonga's final two World Cup pool matches, replacing injured winger Nafi Tuitavake, who had suffered a broken arm. [4]
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Date of birth | 22 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Havelu, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Kilioni (born 22 February 1993) is a Tongan professional rugby union player. [1]
Born in Havelu, Tonga, Kilioni is a winger, based in France since 2013. [2] He started as a junior at FC Grenoble and signed a professional contract with the Top 14 club in 2016. Except for one season on loan with US Carcassonne, Kilioni remained in Grenoble until 2020, after which he joined CM Floirac. [3]
Kilioni made his debut for Tonga against Fiji in Suva during the 2016 Pacific Nations Cup and was capped as a substitute a week later against Georgia. He gained a further two caps in 2018, including a match against Wales at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. In 2019, Kilioni was flown to Japan for Tonga's final two World Cup pool matches, replacing injured winger Nafi Tuitavake, who had suffered a broken arm. [4]