Siaki Tukino

Siaki Kietaka Paokoula-O-Lupepau'u "Koula" Tukino (born 11 July 1977), also known as Kietaka Talasinga, is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.

Biography Born in Tonga, Tukino was educated at Auckland's Wesley College.

Rugby career Tukino, a loose forward, trained at the New Zealand Rugby Academy and played most of his provincial rugby at Counties Manukau. He competed with the Chiefs in the Super 12 from 1999 to 2001. After taking some time away from the sport for personal reasons, Tukino returned to professional rugby in 2003 at Japanese club World Fighting Bull. He played in European professional rugby from 2005 to 2015, with Amatori Catania in Italy, then RC Toulon, FC Grenoble and US Romans in France, where he now coaches.