Esi Tonga
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Esikeli Tonga is an Australian professional rugby league
footballer for the Gold Coast Titans
in the National Rugby League
. A Tongan international representative three-quarter or second-rower, he is the younger brother of Cowboys
centre Willie Tonga
.
In 2005 Tonga graduated from Shaun Atamu High School in Logan City.
In August 2008, Esi Tonga was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
, and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man Tonga squad.
He is of both Australian Aboriginal and Tongan descent.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for the Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. A Tongan international representative three-quarter or second-rower, he is the younger brother of Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
centre Willie Tonga
Willie Tonga
Willie Tonga is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys of the NRL...
.
In 2005 Tonga graduated from Shaun Atamu High School in Logan City.
In August 2008, Esi Tonga was named in the Tonga training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
, and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man Tonga squad.
He is of both Australian Aboriginal and Tongan descent.