Gafatasi Su'a

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Gafatasi Su'a
Full nameGafatasi William Su'a
Date of birth (1992-01-21) 21 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight114 kg (17 st 13 lb; 251 lb)
School Mount Albert Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Counties Manukau
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013−2014 Auckland 8 (10)
2015− Counties Manukau 42 (10)
Correct as of 23 October 2016
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 New Zealand Schools
Correct as of 5 October 2015

Gafatasi Su'a (born 21 January 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who currently plays as a hooker for Counties Manukau in the ITM Cup. [1] [2] He previously turned out for Auckland from 2013 to 2014 [3] and was briefly a member of the Blues squad during their tour of South Africa in 2013. [4]

Su'a was a New Zealand Schools representative in 2010 and also played in both the Blues & Chiefs Development sides. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gafatasi Su'a Counties Manukau Steelers Player Profile". Steelers Rugby. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gafatasi Su'a itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Gafatasi Su'a Auckland Player Profile". Auckland Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gafatasi Su'a called into Blues squad". Blues Rugby. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gafatasi Su'a All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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