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Place of Birth: Tonga
About Taufaʻao Filise
- Taufa'ao Filise (born May 26, 1977 in Malapo) is a Tongan rugby union footballer who attended Tupou College in Nuku’alofa.
- A prop who started his professional rugby career in 2000 with Bay of Plenty in the National Provincial Championship.
- He was selected the following year for Tonga, and would go on to represent Tonga 17 times, including playing at the 2007 & 2011 Rugby World Cups.
- Filise would also represent the Pacific Islanders rugby union team team in 2004 & 2006.
- He was picked up by the Blues (Super Rugby) for their 2005 Super Rugby campaign, and then signed for Bath Rugby on a year contract following that.
- After his season with Bath, Taufa'ao moved to Cardiff Blues for their 2006-2007 Celtic League campaign.
- He was part of the Cardiff teams that won the 2008–09 Anglo-Welsh Cup and the 2009–10 European Challenge Cup.
- On December 19, 2015 he became the Cardiff Blues most capped player with 183 first class appearances.
- Filise finished his career playing for the Cardiff Blues in the Pro14.
- During his 13 years in Cardiff, Taufa'au amassed 255 appearances, with 9 tries and became a cult figure earning the nickname "The king of Tonga".
- His final game for the club was the European Rugby Challenge Cup final in Bilbao, which Cardiff won 31-30.
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