Isaac Fe'aunati

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Isaac Fe'aunati
Born (1973-07-23) 23 July 1973 (age 52)
Wellington, New Zealand
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1994–1997 Marist St Pats ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1995-1996 Melrose ()
1997-2000 London Irish ()
2000-2001 Rotherham ()
2001-2003 Leeds Tykes ()
2003-2008 Bath ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1994–1997 Wellington 22 ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1997 Crusaders 2 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1996-2006 Samoa 13 (10)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2008-2014 Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Relatives Maddie Feaunati (daughter)

Isaac "Zak" Fe'aunati (born 23 July 1973) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He played as a number eight.

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Career

Fe'aunati was born in Wellington, New Zealand. In September 1995 he joined Melrose, [1] debuting for the club in their 31–3 home victory over Hawick on 13 September 1995. [2]

He retired from professional rugby in 2008 to take up a coaching position at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School on 2 June 2008. [3] [4] He also played Jonah Lomu in the 2009 film Invictus . [5] In July 2014, Fe'aunati stepped down from his position at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School to return with his family to New Zealand.

Personal life

He is the father of England international rugby player Maddie Feaunati. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Kiwi makes quick debut for Melrose". The Herald. 13 September 1995. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Practice pays for Chalmers". The Herald. 14 September 1995. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Feaunati hangs up his big boots". Sky Sports. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  4. ↑ "Balshaw extends, Feaunati retires". Planet Rugby. 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Feaunati hits Hollywood". Samoaobserver.ws. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  6. ↑ Currie, Jo (16 August 2025). "The Red Rose who could have been a Black Fern - Feaunati's World Cup call". BBC Sport . Retrieved 25 August 2025.


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