Andrew Leota
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Andrew Leota is a Tongan rugby footballer who represented Tonga in rugby league at the 2000 World Cup.
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
- ^ Tonga Archived 2000-11-10 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport
- ^ Orcas give Mariners incentive for Challenge Cup Archived 2000-11-10 at the Wayback Machine New Zealand Herald, 22 August 2001
- ^ 2000 World Cup dazrl.info
- ^ Waicoa Bay Premiership 2003 Season Preview Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today rleague.com, 11 April 2003
- ^ "BoP ready to unleash Leota". ONE Sport. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Old heads boost Bay Bay of Plenty Times, 18 August 2006
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