| Date of birth | (1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (age 37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pangai,Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wesley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank Halai (born 6 March 1988) is a Tonganrugby union player who plays as a winger for theAustin Gilgronis inMajor League Rugby (MLR).
He previously played for Pau in the Top 14.[1][2] and forCounties Manukau[3] in theITM Cup, and before thatWaikato. Halai is a formerAll Black Sevens andAll Black representative, having played one test match in 2013.[4]
Halai made hisSuper Rugby debut in Round 1 of the 2013 season when he started on the wing and played all 80 minutes of a 34-20 win over the Hurricanes in Wellington, scoring a try in the process. He ended the season as theSuper Rugby leading try scorer with 10,[5] and was third in line breaks with 21, behind his Blues team matesRene Ranger andCharles Piutau who had 24 each.
On 16 March 2017, Halai leaves Wasps in England for French clubPau in theTop 14 from the 2017-18 season.[6]