Finau Tupa

Finau Tupa — I'll be honest, the first time I saw that name I did a double-take wondering where this guy is from, because that name carries serious Pacific Island energy, the kind of rhythm you hear in Tongan rugby lineups. And yet here he is, registered in Japan, grinding it out in rugby union. Born in Tonga in 1989, he came through Liahona High School, took Japanese citizenship in 2018 and is still going at Kubota Spears as a 190 cm number eight or flanker, reaching 100 official caps in 2025 in a sport that treats your body like a demolition site. That alone tells you something about the dedication this man carries, and there's something quietly compelling about a guy with that background pouring himself into Japanese rugby.

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Finau Tupa (born September 23, 1989) is a rugby union player based in Japan. Born in Tonga, he joined Honda Heat in 2012 after graduating from Liahona High School, moved to Canon Eagles in 2017, acquired Japanese citizenship in 2018 and has played for Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay since 2019. A number eight or flanker standing 190 cm, he reached 100 official caps in May 2025.

Name (English)

Finau Tupa

Name (Japanese)

トゥパフィナウ

Reading

とぅぱふぃなう

Born

September 23, 1989 (age 37)

Origin

Tonga

Height

190 cm

Occupation

Rugby union player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Snake

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%91%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q48761640

Tags

• Rugby union player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.