Tuʻakalau Fukofuka, known also as Kalau Fukofuka (born Tonga, in 1972) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as prop.
| Birth name | Tuʻakalau Fukofuka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1972 (age 51–52)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Paul's College, Auckland[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Leon Fukofuka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Fukofuka debuted for the Tonga national rugby union team during a match against Fiji in Nuku'alofa on 17 July 1993. He also took part at the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing all the three pool stage matches in the tournament. His last cap for Tonga was on 15 July 1995 in Suva, also against Fiji.At club level, Fukofuka played the National Provincial Championship for Auckland and for Northland.[3]
Personal life
He is father of the Crusaders scrum-half Leon Fukofuka.[4]