Salesi Finau

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Salesi Finau
Date of birth (1973-05-05) 5 May 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
Rugby league career
Position Wing
Professional clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1994
1995–97		 Canberra Raiders
Warrington		 1 (0)
(44)
National teams
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1995  Tonga 2 (4)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Centre, Wing
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1998–2005
2005–06
2006–07		 Scarlets
Bath
Bourgoin		 198
17
17		 (200)
(15)
(0)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1998–2005  Tonga 13 (5)
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2002  Tonga

Salesi Finau (born 5 May 1973 in Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga)[1] is a Tongan former rugby footballer. He represented Tonga in both the rugby league and rugby union sides.

Rugby league career

Salesi began his career with the Canberra Raiders Rugby League Club,[2] and played in the Tonga national rugby league team at the 1995 World Cup.[3] After impressing during the tournament he signed for Warrington Wolves Rugby League Club in the British Super League,[4]

Rugby union career

Club

In late 1998 Finau signed for Welsh rugby union side Llanelli Scarlets under coach Gareth Jenkins.[5] Finau made 203 appearances for the side over the next six-year, becoming an instrumental team player, playing in 3 European Cup semi-finals and 2 Celtic League Titles, before ending his contract by mutual consent in September 2005.[6] He then signed for Bath Rugby under John Connolly,[7] spending a season at the West Country club before moving to French side Bourgoin.[8] Finau had a successful season at Bourgoin, and on completion announced that he had signed a 2-year contract for Cornish Pirates.[9] However, in June 2007, the club announced that they had agreed to release Finau from the deal when a family illness obliged him to return to his native Tonga.[10]

Country

Finau received at least 13 caps for the Tongan national rugby union side,[1] and played in the Tongan rugby sevens side at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[11]

References

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