Pakalani attended secondary school at
Tamaki College in New Zealand. In 2014 Pakalani represented
Australia 7s at the time committing him to represent Australia only. In 2016 he was successful in an application to use a loophole in
World Rugby's eligibility laws to allow him to represent Tonga and on 1 July 2017 he made his international debut for in a
2019 Rugby World Cup qualifier against . Pakalani competed for
Tonga at the
2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in
Cape Town. ==Reference list==