Full name | Antonio Shalfoon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lincoln High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antonio J. Shalfoon (born 10 August 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC and the Crusaders in Super Rugby. [1] His position is Lock.
Shalfoon was named in the 2019 Waikato squad and played 6 games in the 2019 season. [2] In 2020 he was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. [3] He missed the season with injury as the Mako went on to win their second premiership title in a row. Shalfoon made his debut for the side in Round 1 of the 2021 Bunnings NPC against Bay of Plenty, starting at number 5 in a 14-27 win for Tasman - while also becoming Mako number 200. In just his third match for Tasman Shalfoon captained the side against Bay of Plenty at Trafalgar Park in a non competition match, the Mako coming away with the win 26–9. Tasman went on to make the premiership final before losing 23–20 to Waikato.
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