David Lolohea
Tongan rugby union player
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David Lolohea (born 26 February 1992) is an Australian-born Tongan rugby union player, who plays for Dax. His preferred position is prop.[1]
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| Born | 26 February 1992 Penrith, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 138 kg (304 lb; 21 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hills Sports High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
Lolohea is from Penrith, grew up in Mount Druitt and attended Hills Sports High School.[2][3] He professionally worked as a bouncer before playing rugby professionally and played his club rugby for West Harbour and Parramatta Two Blues.[4]
Professional career
Lolohea played in the National Rugby Championship for both the Greater Sydney Rams and Sydney Rays.[5] His performances earned him a call-up to the Waratahs side during the 2017 Super Rugby season.[6] 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 Nevers,[7] before representing Provence and Dax.[8][9]
Lolohea represents Tonga internationally, making his debut for the side in 2018.[10] He was named in the training squad ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, but did not make the final squad for the tournament.[11]