Tangia Tongiia
Cook Island rugby league footballer
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Tangia Tongiia is a Cook Islands former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for the Cook Islands, and at club level in New Zealand for the Papanui Tigers and the Canterbury Bulls.[1]
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Playing career
Tongiia played for the Papanui club in the Canterbury Rugby League competition during the 1998 and 1999 seasons.[2][3]
He then was picked to represent the Canterbury Bulls in the 2000, 2001 and 2002 Bartercard Cups.[4]
Representative career
Tongiia won caps for Cook Islands in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.[5]
Note
Tangia's surname is variously spelt with one, or two i's, i.e. Tongia, or Tongiia.