Tonga Lea'aetoa (born 4 March 1977 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a retired New Zealand-Tongan rugby union player who last played for Bayonne in the French Top 14.
Lea'aetoa's parents came from Tonga, he spent his childhood in Australia in Manly, Sydney.
The unusual shift of position was due to a change in his metabolism that saw him put on 20 kilogrammes between the ages of 17 and 18.
During his time in Sydney he spent several years at the Northern Suburbs Rugby Club.
[1] Lea'aetoa arrived in England in July 2006 with a reputation as one of the most talented and versatile prop forwards in Europe.