Viliame Iongi

Viliame "Pila" Iongi (born 8 August 1989) is a Tongan national rugby union player. He has played for Tonga.^[1] Iongi has 12 caps for Tonga and scored seven tries, four coming on his debut in the Churchill Cup against United States.^[2]

Viliame Iongi

Date of birth	(1989-08-08) 8 August 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Tofoa, Tonga
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing, Fullback, Scrum-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2013 Scarlets 15 (20) 2014–2015 Nottingham 20 (60) 2015–2016 San Francisco Rush 8 (25) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011– Tonga 21 (50) Correct as of 25 June 2016

Iongi played in Australia with the Queanbeyan Whites for two seasons, winning the ACTRU Premier Division title in 2010.^[3] His impressive performances in 2010 earned him a spot in the Brumbies academy for the 2011 season.

In October 2011, Iongi signed for the Llanelli-based Welsh regional side, the Scarlets.^[4] Iongi made a bright start to his Scarlets career scoring four tries in his first four starts; tries against Ulster and Northampton Saints were followed by a brace against London Irish in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He left the region in the summer of 2012.

On 4 April 2014, Iongi returned to England to sign for Nottingham in the RFU Championship for the 2014–15 season.^[5]