Danny Toala

Danny Toala (born 26 March 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays as a midfield back or fullback for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and Hawke's Bay in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup competition.[1][2]

Danny Toala
Date of birth (1999-03-26) 26 March 1999
Place of birthHastings, New Zealand
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
SchoolHastings Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Midfield back, Fullback
Current team Hurricanes, Hawke's Bay
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018– Hawke's Bay 22 (63)
2019– Hurricanes 3 (0)
Correct as of 18 December 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 New Zealand U20 2 (0)
Correct as of 9 February 2020

Early career

Danny Toala attended Hastings Boys' High School, where he played First XV rugby alongside future Hawke's Bay teammates Devan Flanders, Folau Fakatava, Lincoln McClutchie and Kianu Kereru-Symes. He helped his team to two National Top 4 finals, narrowly losing the first 13 - 14 to Mount Albert Grammar School in 2016,[3] but winning the second a year later against Hamilton Boys' High School 25 to 17 after an undefeated season.[4]

Both in 2016 and 2017, Toala was named in the Hurricanes U18 squad.[5][6]

Senior career

On 7 August 2017, the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union announced that four players of that year's successful Hastings Boys' High School First XV side, including Danny Toala, had signed with the union for the 2018 and 2019 Mitre 10 Cup seasons.[7] Toala made his Magpies debut on 30 September 2018 against Canterbury.[1] He has since re-signed with Hawke's Bay for 2020 and 2021.[8]

Although he had played just four games for the Magpies, the Hurricanes announced on 24 April 2019 that they had signed Toala until 2021, considering him "a real stand-out for the Hurricanes Hunters and Under-20 sides".[9] On 3 June 2019, Toala was called into the Hurricanes squad as an injury replacement for their game against the Lions in South Africa. He made his debut for the Hurricanes on 9 June 2019 in Johannesburg and earned his first Super Rugby start a week later against the Blues in Wellington.[10][11]

International career

In 2016, following his first successful First XV season playing for Hastings Boys' High School, Toala was named in the New Zealand Barbarians Schools' team that played matches against Australian Schools and Fiji Schools. He scored a try in both games.[12]

The following year, Toala was named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools team for a three-match international series in Australia.[13] He played in two games, including a 34 - 11 victory over Australian Schools, and kicked nine conversions.[14][15]

Toala was a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side that competed in the 2019 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Championship.[16]

Reference list
  1. "Danny Toala Hurricanes Player Profile". Hurricanes. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. "Danny Toala Hawke's Bay Player Profile". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  3. "Mount Albert Grammar win national 1st XV title". Stuff New Zealand. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. "Hasting Boys' High School complete their perfect season with national 1st XV title". Stuff New Zealand. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. "Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council name strong U18 team to play Crusaders U18". College Sport Media. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. "Hurricanes Under 18 Team For 2017 Announced". Hurricanes Youth Rugby Council. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. "Exciting young talent commits to Hawke's Bay Rugby". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. "Former Hastings Boys' High talent re-signed for Magpies". Hawke's Bay Rugby Union. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  9. "Young trio signed by Hurricanes until 2021" (Press release). Hurricanes. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  10. "Replacements called to join Hurricanes squad in South Africa" (Press release). Hurricanes. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  11. "Toala to take on SBW and possibly Nonu". Hawke's Bay Today. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  12. "NZ Schools and Barbarians Schools teams named" (Press release). All Blacks. 26 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  13. "New Zealand Schools' and New Zealand Schools' Barbarians named". Rugby Heartland. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  14. "Victories for NZ Schools' and NZ Schools' Barbarians" (Press release). All Blacks. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  15. "NZ Schools victorious over Australia Schools" (Press release). All Blacks. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  16. "New Zealand Under 20s named for first tournament of 2019" (Press release). All Blacks. 5 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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