Walter Fifita
Birth nameWalter Paea Fifita
Date of birth (1997-06-06) 6 June 1997
Place of birthNew Zealand
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–19 El Salvador 16 (65)
2020– North Harbour 3 (5)
2021–23 Glasgow Warriors 3 (0)
2022-23 Loan Stirling Wolves 7 (10)
Correct as of 19 Feb 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– Tonga 6 (5)
Correct as of 20 Nov 2022

Walter Fifita (born 6 June 1997)[1] is a Tonga international rugby union player. He played for Glasgow Warriors in the United Rugby Championship. He plays on the wing.[2]

Rugby Union career

Professional career

He played for El Salvador in Spain for the 2018-19 season.[3]

From 2019 to 2021 he then played for North Harbour in the National Provincial Championship in New Zealand.[3]

On 12 October 2021 Fifita signed for Glasgow Warriors. He stated:[4]

I’m pretty stoked to be signed for Glasgow and start this new chapter in my career. I can’t wait to step out onto the field with these guys and I’m really happy. I’m really grateful for the opportunity and I want to thank both my agent and Glasgow for presenting me with it. Coming overseas was a big chance for me – I enjoyed my experience of it in the past when I was in Spain, and I’m looking forward to making more memories. I love to carry the ball and hopefully I can show the fans what I can do on the field.

He made his competitive debut for the Warriors on 8 January 2022, as a substitute in the match against the Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship. Fifita earned the Glasgow Warrior No. 340.[5] He was released by the Warriors in April 2023. He made 3 appearances for the club.[6]

International career

He made his debut for Tonga in 2021 against the All Blacks.

References

  1. ↑ "Walter Fifita". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Tonga winger Fifita joins Glasgow Warriors". Glasgow Warriors.
  3. 1 2 "Tonga wing Walter Fifita has joined Glasgow with immediate effect". www.rugbypass.com.
  4. ↑ "Walter Fifita 'stoked' as Tonga internationalist signs for Glasgow Warriors". The National.
  5. ↑ "Walter Fifita". Glasgow Warriors.
  6. ↑ https://glasgowwarriors.org/statement-walter-fifita/


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