Taniela Moa (11 March 1985 – 16 December 2021) was a Tongan rugby union player. He last played for Section Paloise. He also played for the

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and Chiefs in

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, and Auckland and Bay of Plenty in the NPC. His main position was scrum-half but he could also cover the fly-half position. Moa was born in Tonga before moving to Auckland, where he was educated at

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and

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before finishing his last year at De La Salle College, Mangere East. He represented the Ikale Tahi at the

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. He won a total of 20 caps for Tonga. Moa died at the age of 36 on 16 December 2021.

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