Full name Sione 'Utukiveisini Tatafu Polota-Nau
Born
July 26, 1985, Sydney, NSW
Current age 38 years 274 days
Major teams Australia A, Barbarians, Force, Leicester Tigers, New South Wales Waratahs, Australia
Position Hooker
Height
5 ft 11 in
Weight 251 lb
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Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Won | Lost | Draw | % | |
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All Tests | 2005-2019 | 90 | 39 | 51 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 31 | 4 | 63.33 |
Bledisloe Cup | 2008-2018 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 21.87 |
IRB Rugby World Cup | 2011-2015 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 76.92 |
The Rugby Championship | 2008-2018 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 50 |
Test debut | England v Australia at Twickenham, Nov 12, 2005 match details |
Last Test | Australia v Samoa at Parramatta, Sep 7, 2019 match details |
Test Statsguru | Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list |
Team | Span | Mat | Start | Sub | Pts | Tries | Conv | Pens | Drop | Won | Lost | Draw | % |
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All matches | 2017-2020 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 46.77 |
Leicester Tigers | 2017-2020 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 46.77 |
Polota-Nau had long been identified as a future Wallabies prospect, and as such made his international debut in 2005 before he had played in a Super Rugby match. The former IRB U21 Player of the Year went on to forge a strong career with the NSW Waratahs after signing for them in 2006, while maintaining his regular presence in Australia squads. The hooker, of Tongan heritage, has a fearsome game built on his strong physical attributes, and knows how to find the tryline on occasion. Since his Test bow he was employed mainly as a replacement due to the strong bond formed between the front-row of Benn Robinson, Ben Alexander and hooker Stephen Moore, his main rival for honours.
Polota Nau was regurly used as a substitute for the Wallabies throughout the 2009-10 season with Moore preferred as first-choice. And Polota-Nau travelled with the international side on their tour of the northern hemisphere in November 2010 - coming off the bench twice in the process. However, Polota-Nau's rise in the Wallabies' ranks was halted with a knee injury sustained in mid-June.
Despite a six-eight week prognosis for his recovery, Polota-Nau was given the benefit of the doubt and featured in Australia's World Cup campaign, which ended in the semi-finals.
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