Taniela Moa

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Moa in 2012
Born	Taniela Moa (1985-03-11)11 March 1985 Tofoa, Tonga
Died	16 December 2021(2021-12-16) (aged 36)
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	102 kg (225 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half, Fly-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–17 Section Paloise 89 (45) Correct as of 19 December 2019 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2005−09 Auckland 58 (55) 2010−11 Bay of Plenty 17 (40) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2007−10 Blues 27 (25) 2011 Chiefs 4 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011-2015 Tonga 20 (15) Correct as of 23 November 2014
Position(s)	Scrum-half, Fly-half
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2011–17	Section Paloise	89	(45)
Correct as of 19 December 2019
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2005−09	Auckland	58	(55)
2010−11	Bay of Plenty	17	(40)
Super Rugby
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2007−10	Blues	27	(25)
2011	Chiefs	4	(0)
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2011-2015	Tonga	20	(15)
Correct as of 23 November 2014
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Taniela Moa (11 March 1985 – 16 December 2021) was a Tongan rugby union player. He last played for Section Paloise. He also played for the Blues and Chiefs in Super Rugby, and Auckland and Bay of Plenty in the NPC. His main position was scrum-half but he could also cover the fly-half position.

Moa was born in Tonga before moving to Auckland, where he was educated at Onehunga High School and Southern Cross Campus before finishing his last year at De La Salle College, Mangere East.

He represented the Ikale Tahi at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He won a total of 20 caps for Tonga.

Moa died at the age of 36 on 16 December 2021.^[1]

• Blues profile
• Taniela Moa at European Professional Club Rugby
• Taniela Moa at ESPNscrum (archived)
• Taniela Moa at ItsRugby.co.uk

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