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Biography
Ryan Tongia (born 31 May 1990 in Brisbane) is an Australian-born professional rugby footballer who currently plays rugby union for Hawke's Bay and the Highlanders in New Zealand. Ryan Tongia is of Papua New Guinean, Chinese and German descent, but has been raised in Australia all his life. His position is right or left wing, or fullback. He is a Papua New Guinea rugby league international. Tongia played in two games for the Highlanders in 2015. One at Left wing and the other on the right wing.
Playing career
During his time playing rugby league for the Gold Coast Titans, Tongia did not play first grade but played in the Toyota Cup. He played two matches for Papua New Guinea in the 2010 Rugby League Four Nations.
Tongia played for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2011.
In July 2014, it was announced that he had signed with Hawke's Bay for 2014.