Polutele Tu'ihalamaka
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Polutele Tu'ihalamaka is a former Tongan rugby union footballer and a current coach.
He played for Tonga
for 14 years, including an historical win over Australia
, in 1973.
He took office as coach of Tonga, in January 1999, and lead the team to the 1999 Rugby World Cup
finals, where they were eliminated in the 1st round.
He played for Tonga
Tonga national rugby union team
The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi . Like their Polynesian neighbours, the Tongans start their matches with a war dance – the Kailao . They are members of the Pacific Islands Rugby Alliance along with Fiji and Samoa...
for 14 years, including an historical win over Australia
Australia national rugby union team
The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in rugby union. The national team is nicknamed the Wallabies and competes annually with New Zealand and South Africa in the Tri-Nations Series, in which they also contest the Bledisloe Cup with New Zealand and the...
, in 1973.
He took office as coach of Tonga, in January 1999, and lead the team to the 1999 Rugby World Cup
1999 Rugby World Cup
The 1999 Rugby World Cup was the fourth Rugby World Cup, and the first to be held in rugby union's professional era. The principal host nation was Wales, although the majority of matches were played outside the country, shared between England, France, Scotland and Ireland...
finals, where they were eliminated in the 1st round.