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Andrew Leota

Andrew Leota

Tongan rugby footballer (born 1988)

This article is about Andrew P. Leota, the Tongan rugby league international; not Andrew Leota (born 1988), rugby union player for Southern Districts.

Andrew Leota is a Tongan rugby footballer who represented Tonga in rugby league at the 2000 World Cup.

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Playing career

Leota originally played rugby league, being named in the Tonga squad for the 2000 World Cup and representing Coastline between 1997 and 2001.[1][2] He played for the Ngongotaha Chiefs in the 2000 Bartercard Cup.[3]

Leota played for the Te Paamu club in Coastline Rugby League and Waicoa Bay competitions.[4]

In 2003, Leota switched codes to rugby union and in 2004 he made his debut for the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union in the National Provincial Championship.[5] By 2006 Leota was playing for Bay of Plenty B.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    Tonga Archived 2000-11-10 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport
  2. [2]
    Orcas give Mariners incentive for Challenge Cup Archived 2000-11-10 at the Wayback Machine New Zealand Herald, 22 August 2001
  3. [3]
    2000 World Cup dazrl.info
  4. [4]
    Waicoa Bay Premiership 2003 Season Preview Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today rleague.com, 11 April 2003
  5. [5]
    "BoP ready to unleash Leota". ONE Sport. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  6. [6]
    Old heads boost Bay Bay of Plenty Times, 18 August 2006
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