Date of birth | 6 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ataata Moeakiola (born 6 February 1996 in Tonga) is a Tongan born, Japanese rugby union player. His playing position is wing. He most recently played for the Chiefs in 2019.[1]
Moeakiola, originally from Tonga, having left Tonga aged just 15 thanks to a university rugby scholarship in Japan. He played for the Japan's U20 side at the World Rugby Under 20 Championship in 2016.[2]
He gained major attention when he grabbed a spectacular hat-trick inside 30 minutes of a stunning performance against South Africa at the under-20 Rugby Championship in England.[3][4]
Moeakiola signed for the Chiefs for the 2019 Super Rugby season and will look to make his debut in the competition.[5]
He was named in the Japan squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[6]