Paris, Nov 8, 2024 (AFP) - Hard graft takes 140kg 'big sponge' Tatafu to France debut

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2024-11-08

When Tevita Tatafu left Tonga for France for an academy contract with Bayonne five years ago, not many people tipped him for Les Bleus honours. On Saturday, the giant 140kg prop from the Pacific island nation will make his Test bow for his adopted country when they host Japan in the November internationals, less than a month after his 22nd birthday. The hefty tight-head arrived in the Basque Country thanks to a tip-off from his uncle, seven year......

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