Utah Warriors Hynie Lea'aetoa

The Utah Warriors added Sosaia Hynie Leaaetoa or Haini, as he prefers to be called, to the team for 2020. He plays for the Rugby Utah Selects and the 34-year old flanker is 5’11” and 220 lbs.

Haini was born in California and raised in Mu’a, Tonga until he was 16. He attended Tonga College, Beulah College, and St. Andrew High School and then Jefferson High School when he moved to Portland, Oregon. While at Jefferson, he won the State High School Championship for the Eastside Monkeys in 2004. He also played football in high school.