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| Date of birth | (1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Havelu, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 213 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Kilioni (born 22 February 1993) is a Tongan professional rugby union player.
Rugby career
Born in Havelu, Tonga, Kilioni is a winger, based in France since 2013. He started as a junior at FC Grenoble and signed a professional contract with the Top 14 club in 2016. Except for one season on loan with US Carcassonne, Kilioni remained in Grenoble until 2020, after which he joined CM Floirac.
International
Kilioni made his debut for Tonga against Fiji in Suva during the 2016 Pacific Nations Cup and was capped as a substitute a week later against Georgia. He gained a further two caps in 2018, including a match against Wales at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. In 2019, Kilioni was flown to Japan for Tonga's final two World Cup pool matches, replacing injured winger Nafi Tuitavake, who had suffered a broken arm.
See also
References
- "RUGBY / PRO D2. FC Grenoble : le grand retour de Daniel Kilioni à Aurillac". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 9 January 2020.
- "Daniel Kilioni signe un contrat de deux saisons avec le FC Grenoble Rugby". France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (in French). 3 July 2016.
- "Rugby (Fédérale 1) : Floirac nage en plein bonheur". Sud Ouest (in French). 5 December 2021.
- "Kilioni : de Grenoble à la Coupe du monde au Japon". Le Dauphiné libéré (in French). 3 October 2019.
External links
- Daniel Kilioni at ESPNscrum