Emosi Koloto is a New Zealand former rugby league

Rugby league

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 and rugby union

Rugby union

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 footballer. He represented the New Zealand Kiwis 5 times during 1991. Koloto played his rugby league as a Second-row forward

Early years

Koloto grew up in Manawatu and attended Palmerston North Boys' High School

Palmerston North Boys' High School

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Koloto now lives in Auckland New Zealand.

Rugby Union

After representing Manawatu

Manawatu Rugby Union

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 in 1986, Koloto moved to Wellington

Wellington Rugby Football Union

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 for the 1987 season, scoring two tries on his debut.

In 1986 he was good enough to be selected to represent Tonga

Tonga national rugby union team

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 in rugby union

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Rugby League

Koloto then switched codes to rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

, signing with the Doug Laughton

Doug Laughton

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-coached Widnes Vikings

Widnes Vikings

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. Laughton spotted Koloto when he played for Wellington against Wales

Wales national rugby union team

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 in 1988.

In 1991 he made the New Zealand Kiwis, playing in five tests including the three test series against Australia where he started in the Second Row in all three tests.

Return to New Zealand

After returning to New Zealand Koloto coached the Papatoetoe Rugby club.

He is now a lawyer in Manukau City.

His nephew Fred Koloto is am Offensive Tackle at San Jose State.