Willie Los'e
Birth name | Wiliam Keith Los'e | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 22 July 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 7 September 2022 | (aged 55)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Keith Los'e (22 July 1967 – 7 September 2022) was a Tongan rugby union player who played as a lock. After retiring from playing, he worked as a radio host and TV commentator.
Early life
Los'e was born on 22 July 1967, the son of Kuini and Tavake Los'e. He grew up in West Auckland and attended Kelston Boys' High School, where he was head prefect.
Playing career
Los'e played three matches for the New Zealand Colts in 1988. Eight years later, he played for Tonga in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing all three pool stage matches. Los'e also played in the National Provincial Championship for Auckland, North Harbour and Marlborough. Los'e played in Italy, while he was studing Italian since 1989/90 to 1992/93 for Rugby Prato and for Messina Rugby
Los'e played in Japan for Yamaha Júbilo.
Broadcasting career
After retiring from playing, Los'e worked as host for The Radio Network, where he hosted Radio Sport. He went on to work as a full-time TV commentator for Super Rugby, ITM Cup and more World Rugby Sevens Series events on Sky TV.
Los'e died on 7 September 2022 in Cape Town, while in South Africa for the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.
- 1967 births
- 2022 deaths
- Rugby union locks
- New Zealand rugby union commentators
- New Zealand people of Tongan descent
- Tongan expatriates in Japan
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Tongan rugby union players
- Auckland rugby union players
- North Harbour rugby union players
- Shizuoka Blue Revs players
- People educated at Kelston Boys' High School