Date of birth | 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.
Uhila is married and has a five-year-old daughter, Lile. [4]
Uhila states family is the reason he plays rugby.
Date of birth | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Uhila is married and has a five-year-old daughter, Lile. [4]
Uhila states family is the reason he plays rugby.