SUPER RUGBY MEDIA GUIDE 2014 WARATAHS 111 TOLO LATU @tolulatu Position: Hooker Physical: 178cm/110kg Date of Birth: 23 February 1993 Place of Birth: Tofoa, TON Super Rugby Caps: 0 Super Rugby Points: 0 Super Rugby Debut: – Test Caps: 0 Test Points: 0 Test Debut – Born in Tonga and raised by a single parent, Tolu Latu moved to Australia at age two and started his education at Botany Bay Primary School before attending South Sydney High. Latu learnt his craft at Canterbury before making the 2012 Australian Under 20s squad. For inspiration, he looks to cousin Lotu Taukeiaho, a former Waratahs Extended Playing Squad member who is now playing professionally in the Top 14 in France. While focusing on earning a Super Rugby contract, Latu was working a second job driving forklifts at Flemington Markets to help support his family. He loves his music and his taste varies from R&B to reggae and one day hopes to represent the Wallabies. MATT LUCAS @mattylucas9 Position: Scrumhalf Physical: 174cm/78kg Date of Birth: 29 January 1992 Place of Birth: Gold Coast, AUS Super Rugby Caps: 12 Super Rugby Points: 4 Super Rugby Debut: Round 2, 2013 vs Reds, Brisbane Test Caps: 0 Test Points: 0 Test Debut – Now in his second year with the Waratahs, Matt Lucas is a former member of the Australian Schoolboys, the National Academy and the Australian Sevens team. One of three scrumhalves in the Waratahs squad, Lucas first laced up a boot at six years of age for the Sunnybank club. The younger brother of the Reds’ Ben Lucas, the two played together for 14 years before coming face to face on the rugby field for the first time in Matt’s Super Rugby debut against the Reds last season. That season also saw younger brother Tom follow his two older siblings and make his Australian Sevens debut. Outside of rugby, Lucas is studying for a Bachelor of Primary Education at Curtin University in Perth via Open Universities Australia. He likes fishing, surfing and has a golf handicap of 16.
2014 Super Rugby Media Guide
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