Polutele Tuʻihalamaka

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Polutele Tuʻihalamaka
Date of birth 1949 (age 74–75)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Lock
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1972-1987  Tonga 14 (4)
Coaching career
Years Club / team
1999  Tonga

Polutele Tu'ihalamaka (born 1949) is a former Tongan rugby union footballer and a current coach.

He played for Tonga for 14 years, from 1972 to 1987, including an historical win over Australia, in 1973. He played at the 1987 Rugby World Cup.

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.

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