Esile Fono

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Esile Fono
Born (2001-08-05) 5 August 2001 (age 24)
New Zealand
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight122 kg (269 lb; 19 st 3 lb)
SchoolWhangarei Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position Prop
Current team Blues, Northland
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2022– Northland 20 (0)
2026– Blues
Correct as of 10 November 2025

Esile Fono (born 5 August 2001) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who plays for the Blues and Northland. His preferred position is prop. [1]

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Early career

Fono attended Whangarei Boys' High School where he played rugby for the first XV. [2] After leaving school, he joined up with the Blues academy being named in the Blues U20 side in 2021. [3] He plays his club rugby for Hora Hora in the Northland region. [4]

Professional career

Fono has represented Northland in the National Provincial Championship since 2022, being named in the squad for the 2025 Bunnings NPC. [5] He was named in the Blues wider training group for the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Esile Fono". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Rugby: Whangarei Boys High looks for title charge in Harbour 1A competition". NZ Herald. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Exciting Ganellen Blues squad named for U20 tournament". Blues. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "A guide to Northland's premier club rugby competition in 2019 (part 1)". NZ Herald. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  5. ↑ @northlandugby; (17 July 2025). "our 2025 Cancer Society Northland Taniwha Squad" . Retrieved 17 July 2025– via Instagram.
  6. ↑ "Blues confirm 2026 wider training group". Blues (Press release). 7 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.


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