Lei Tomiki

Lei Tomiki
Date of birth	22 July 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Tongatapu, Tonga
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb)
School	Narrabeen Sports H.S.; Scots College
Notable relative(s)	George Smith (cousin); Tyrone Smith (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2003–04	Waratahs
2010	Reds

Lei Tomiki (born 22 July 1983) is a Tongan-born Australian former rugby union player.^[1]

Raised in Sydney, Tomiki was educated at Narrabeen Sports High School and Scots College.^[2]

Tomiki, a flanker, represented Australia at the Under 21 World Championships and competed briefly with the New South Wales Waratahs in the Super 12, before embarking on a career in French professional rugby.^[3] He started with Top 14 club RC Narbonne and after they were relegated crossed to Castres Olympique. Returning to Australia in 2010, Tomiki was signed by the Queensland Reds for two seasons, though he only managed one Super 14 appearance due to injury.^[4] He ended 2011 back in France, with Stade Français, but his injury problems continued and the club signed his cousin George Smith as a "medical joker". In 2013, Tomiki made a return to RC Narbonne, where he would finish his career.^[5]

References

^ "Le Tour de Midi Olympique". Rugbyrama (in French). 3 October 2011.
^ "Lei Tomiki". schoolsrugby.com.au. 1 October 2020.
^ "Tomiki eyes return". The Courier-Mail. 15 November 2010.
^ "Reds entice Tomiki back home". ABC News. 6 August 2009.
^ "Lei Tomiki devrait retrouver le Racing". L'Indépendant (in French). 28 May 2013.

External links

Lei Tomiki at ESPNscrum

[1] "Le Tour de Midi Olympique". Rugbyrama (in French). 3 October 2011.

[2] "Lei Tomiki". schoolsrugby.com.au. 1 October 2020.

[3] "Tomiki eyes return". The Courier-Mail. 15 November 2010.

[4] "Reds entice Tomiki back home". ABC News. 6 August 2009.

[5] "Lei Tomiki devrait retrouver le Racing". L'Indépendant (in French). 28 May 2013.

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