Taipe Vave 'Isitolo (born in 1971) is a Tongan former rugby union player who played as fullback.
Birth name | Taipe Vave 'Isitolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1971 (age 52–53)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editBefore starting his rugby union career, 'Isitolo was part of the Tonga national football team which visited Bergamo in 1991 to play three matches against Atalanta.[5]
'Isitolo debuted for Tonga on 3 June 1995, during the pool stage match of the 1995 Rugby World Cup against Ivory Coast in Rustenburg, being his only appearance in the tournament. His last cap for Tonga was on 15 July 1995 against Fiji in Suva.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Rugby World Cup 1995" (PDF). El Monte Rugby. 1995. p. 5. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Tricolores wary of Tonga test". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.
- ^ "More records for Hastings". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Tonga rattle French until sending-off". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.
- ^ "Tonga national team visit to Bergamo (Italy) 1991". RSSSF.
- ^ "Taipe Vave Isitolo". ESPN scrum.