Latu Vaeno
Tongan-New Zealand rugby union footballer
Latu Malohi Vaeno (born 5 January 1995) is a Tongan-born, New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back for Taranaki in the ITM Cup. A strong debut season for them in 2015 saw him named in the Chiefs wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season.
Vaeno moved to Rotorua Boys' High School as a teenager on a rugby scholarship, arriving in 2012 having impressed in playing for the Tonga under-19s in his first year of rugby, after previously playing volleyball.
The public source identifies “Latu Vaeno” as tongan-New Zealand rugby union footballer. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Latu, Vaeno and Tongan-New.
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