Career
He has also played internationally for the Tongan national team and the Pacific Islanders rugby union team New Zealand
An impressive talent from a young age, T-Pole was selected to national secondary school sides and made his provincial rugby debut with Otago in 1999. He would go on to score 16 tries in 60 appearances for the Stags.
After several strong seasons with Southland, T-Pole made his debut for the Highlanders in the 2004 Super 12 season.
After making only three appearances in his first two seasons with the Highlanders, he emerged as a regular in the 2006 Super 14 season, appearing in 10 of 13 matches including 5 starts. In the 2007 Super 14 season, T-Pole was limited to 6 substitute appearances for the Highlanders, although he did manage to score his first and only Super Rugby try, against the Stormers on 24 February.
T-Pole"s last matches for Southland were the first two rounds of the 2007 Air New Zealand Cup, after which he departed for the 2007 Rugby World Cup and then Europe. Europe
T-Pole left New Zealand to sign with Ospreys for the 2007-2008 Celtic League season, joining the squad after the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
However, he endured a difficult season in Wales, making only 7 appearances before leaving in 2008.
Japan
T-Pole signed with Suntory Sungoliath of the Top League in Japan in 2008, and spent two seasons with the club Foreign the 2010-2011 season, he signed with the Ricoh Black Rams. Return to New Zealand
On 25 August 2012, he made his Northland debut against Otago.
Sri Lanka
Hale T-Pole has signed for Sri Lankan Premier Championship side, Havelock Sports Club, for the 2013-2014 Rugby Season.
He will be a player/coach for the club from Sri Lanka"s Capital Colombo. He will join Tongan National Team mate Willie Hakala who played for Havelock South Carolina last year.
T-Pole represented New Zealand at the under-21 level but never received a senior callup to the All Blacks. He was selected to the Pacific Islanders rugby union team which toured Europe in 2006, and selected again for the same tour in 2008.
T-Pole scored a try on his debut for Tonga against of Korea on 10 February 2007, and was selected to the Tongan squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
However, his World Cup was blighted by a red-carding in a match against Samoa on 16 September.