David Lolohea (born 26 February 1992) is an Australian-born Tongan

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player, who plays for . His preferred position is

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Early career

Lolohea is from Penrith, grew up in

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and attended

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. He professionally worked as a bouncer before playing rugby professionally and played his club rugby for West Harbour and Parramatta Two Blues.

Professional career

Lolohea played in the

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for both the and . His performances earned him a call-up to the side during the

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. He would go on take make 9 appearances that season for the Waratahs, however was not offered a new deal for 2018. Lolohea moved to France in 2018, first to , before representing and . Lolohea represents

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internationally, making his debut for the side in 2018. He was named in the training squad ahead of the

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, but did not make the final squad for the tournament.

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk Profile
Living people 1992 births Australian rugby union players Tongan rugby union players Tonga international rugby union players Rugby union props Greater Sydney Rams players Sydney (NRC team) players New South Wales Waratahs players USON Nevers players Provence Rugby players US Dax players West Harbour RFC players Parramatta Two Blues players Australian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in France Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Tonga-rugbyunion-bio-stub