Seti Kiole (born 7 June 1980 in
Holopeka,
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...
) is a
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about , scattered over in the southern Pacific Ocean. accordin ...
n rugby union footballer. His father, Peni Kiole, was a Tongan International. He is a cousin of
Jonah Lomu
Jonah Tali Lomu (12 May 1975 – 18 November 2015) was a New Zealand professional rugby union player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential players in the history of the sport, and as one of the most talented sportsm ...
.
His position is winger. He is a cousin of NRL player
John Tamanika.
Kiole plays for the
ASM Clermont Auvergne
Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne () is a French professional rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Clermont are two t ...
in the French
Top 14
The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the National Rugby League (France), France National Rugby League, also ...
league and previously played for
Gloucester Rugby
Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was formed in 1873 and since 1891 has played its home matches ...
. He also plays for the
Tonga national team. He represented his country in the
2007 Rugby World Cup
The 2007 Rugby World Cup () was the sixth Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board. Twenty nations competed for the Webb Ellis Cup in the tournament, which was hosted by F ...
. He weighs .
Notes
External links
IRB Player Profile
1980 births
Living people
Rugby union wings
Tongan rugby union players
Tonga international rugby union players
Tongan expatriate rugby union players in France
Tongan expatriate rugby union players in England
Rugby union players from Haʻapai
2007 Rugby World Cup players
Gloucester Rugby players
ASM Clermont Auvergne players
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