Fotu Lokotui
| Full name | Fotu Suluka Lokotui | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Longoteme, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 12 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fotu Suluka Lokotui (born 19 March 1992) is a Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a Flanker. He represents Tonga internationally.[1] He was included in the Tongan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup which is held in Japan for the first time and also marks his first World Cup appearance.[2]
Rugby Union career
[edit]Professional career
[edit]He played for Asia Pacific Dragons in Singapore; Samoa Kagifa in Samoa; and Counties Manukau in New Zealand before moving to the Northern Hemisphere.
On 29 November 2019, Lokotui joined Doncaster Knights in the English RFU Championship until the end of the 2019–20 season.[3]
On 1 October 2020 he signed for Scottish club Glasgow Warriors in the Pro14 competition after a successful trial.[4] He made his competitive debut as a substitute coming on against Connacht at the Galway Sportsgrounds on 3 October 2020. He became Glasgow Warrior No. 314.
On 31 May 2021, Lokotui would sign for French side Agen in the Pro D2 competition ahead of the 2021–22 season.[5]
International career
[edit]He made his international debut for Tonga against Japan on 18 November 2017.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Fotu Lokotui". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Kefu names squad tasked with making history". rugbyworldcup.com. Rugby World Cup. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Doncaster sign Tongan International Fotu Lokotui until the end of the season". DRFC. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Glasgow sign Tongan back-row Fotu Lokotui". BBC Sport. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Struggling Agen sign Glasgow Warriors flanker Lokotui". Rugby Pass. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Tonga v Japan". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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- 1992 births
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- Tonga international rugby union players
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Counties Manukau rugby union players
- Doncaster Knights players
- SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players
- Rugby union flankers
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
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