Viliame "Pila" Iongi (born 8 August 1989) is a Tongan national rugby union player. He has played for Tonga.[1] Iongi has 12 caps for Tonga and scored seven tries, four coming on his debut in the Churchill Cup against United States.[2]
Iongi played in Australia with the Queanbeyan Whites for two seasons, winning the ACTRU Premier Division title in 2010.[3]
His impressive performances in 2010 earned him a spot in the Brumbies academy for the 2011 season.
In October 2011, Iongi signed for the Llanelli-based Welsh regional side, the Scarlets.[4] Iongi made a bright start to his Scarlets career scoring four tries in his first four starts; tries against Ulster and Northampton Saints were followed by a brace against London Irish in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. He left the region in the summer of 2012.
On 4 April 2014, Iongi returned to England to sign for Nottingham in the RFU Championship for the 2014–15 season.[5]
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