Filimone Lolohea is a former rugby league

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...

 player who represented Tonga

Tonga national rugby league team

The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side, representing Tonga in rugby league football. Rugby league is a popular sport in Tonga, and the national team has become one of the best performed nations in the world...

. He played as prop or second-row.

Playing career

Lolohea was an Ellerslie Eagles junior, and joined the new Auckland Warriors franchise in 1995. In 1997 he was part of the Warriors Under 19's team that lost the grand final.

In 1999 Lolohea played for Tonga

Tonga national rugby league team

The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side, representing Tonga in rugby league football. Rugby league is a popular sport in Tonga, and the national team has become one of the best performed nations in the world...

 in the one off test match against the New Zealand Kiwis. He was subsequently picked for the 2000 World Cup squad

2000 Rugby League World Cup

The 2000 Rugby League World Cup was the twelfth staging of the Rugby League World Cup and was held during October and November of that year in Great Britain, Ireland and France...

.

In 2002 Lolohea joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs

South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...

 when they returned to 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...

. He played in nine first grade games for the club over three seasons.

Lolohea then moved to England, joining the London Broncos. He played in 32 matches over two seasons for the London side before retiring.

External links

• Fili Lolohea Rugby League Project Statistics
• Filimone Lolohea rleague.com Statistics