Christian Loamanu

Christian Loamanu

Date of birth	May 13, 1986 (1986-05-13) (age 25)
Place of birth	Tonga
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	108 kg (240 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing, Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	RC Toulonnais
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005-Present	Japan	14	(20)

Christian Loamanu (b. 13 May 1986 in Tonga) is a Japanese rugby union player. 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) and 108 kg, who plays as a winger. He can also play as centre. He plays in the Top 14 for RC Toulonnais.

At 15 Loamanu left his birthplace of Tonga to continue his studies in Japan in Saitama in the suburbs of Tokyo. He speaks both Japanese and English, and is considered well integrated.

He is both strong and fast. He is still regularly picked for the Japan national rugby union team. Loamanu won his first cap for the Japan national rugby union team at the age of 18 years and 11 months (a record) on 16 April 2005 against Uruguay. He was named to the 2007 World Cup squad.

Clubs

• Saitama Rugby
• Rugby club toulonnais

Honours

(As of 15 August 2007)

• 6 Caps for Japan national rugby union team
• 5 points
• 1 try
• Selections by year: 2 in 2005, 4 in 2007
• Participation in the World Cup : Played in the group stages of 2007

External links

• Christian Loamanu at Scrum.com
• (French) Statistics at itsrugby.fr

Rugby portal

Persondata
Name	Loamanu, Christian
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	13 May 1986
Place of birth	Tonga
Date of death
Place of death