Viliame Iongi

Viliame Iongi
Date of birth (1989-08-08) 8 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthTofoa, Tonga
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback, Scrum-half
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2013
2014–2015
2015–2016		 Scarlets
Nottingham
San Francisco Rush		 15
20
8		 (20)
(60)
(25)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011– Tonga 21 (50)
Correct as of 25 June 2016

Viliame "Pila" Iongi (born 8 August 1989) is a Tongan national rugby union player. He has played for Tonga.[1] Iongi has 12 caps for Tonga and scored seven tries, four coming on his debut in the Churchill Cup against United States.[2]

Iongi played in Australia with the Queanbeyan Whites for two seasons, winning the ACTRU Premier Division title in 2010.[3] His impressive performances in 2010 earned him a spot in the Brumbies academy for the 2011 season.

In October 2011, Iongi signed for the Llanelli-based Welsh regional side, the Scarlets.[4] Iongi made a bright start to his Scarlets career scoring four tries in his first four starts; tries against Ulster and Northampton Saints were followed by a brace against London Irish in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He left the region in the summer of 2012.

On 4 April 2014, Iongi returned to England to sign for Nottingham in the RFU Championship for the 2014–15 season.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Viliame Iongi". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Tonga inflicts 2nd thrashing of US by 44–13 in Churchill Cup debut". Taimionline.com. Taimi Media Network. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. ^ "White kicks Whites to final minute victory". 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Iongi signs for Scarlets". Sky Sports. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Nottingham sign Tongan international winger Viliami Iongi". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.