Name Emosi Koloto Height 1.93 m | Weight 103 kg | |
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Emosi 'Moose' Koloto is a New Zealand former rugby league and rugby union footballer. He represented the New Zealand Kiwis 5 times during 1991. Koloto played his rugby league as a Second-row forward.
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Early years
Koloto grew up in Manawatu and attended Palmerston North Boys' High School.
Koloto now lives in Auckland New Zealand.
Rugby Union
After representing Manawatu in 1986, Koloto moved to Wellington for the 1987 season, scoring two tries on his debut.
In 1986 he was good enough to be selected to represent Tonga in rugby union.
Rugby League
Koloto then switched codes to rugby league, signing with the Doug Laughton-coached Widnes Vikings. Laughton spotted Koloto when he played for Wellington against Wales in 1988.
Emosi Koloto played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Widnes' 24-18 victory over Salford in the 1990 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 29 September 1990.
Emosi Koloto played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, (replaced by interchange/substitute Paul Hulme) in Widnes' 6-12 defeat by Wigan in the 1988–89 John Player Special Trophy Final during the 1988–89 season at Burnden Park, Bolton on Saturday 7 January 1989.
In 1991 he made the New Zealand Kiwis, playing in five tests including the three test series against Australia where he started in the second row in all three tests. He agreed to terms with Manly for 1991 but was drafted by North Sydney, and, like Terry Hill but in contrast to Ron Gibbs, his appeal was turned down on 26 April 1991 and Koloto refused to play in Sydney.
Return to New Zealand
After returning to New Zealand Koloto coached the Papatoetoe Rugby club.
He is now a lawyer in Manukau City.
His nephew Fred Koloto is an Offensive Tackle at San Jose State.