Isi Tuʻungafasi

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Isileli Tuʻungafasi
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Date of birth (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb)
School Māngere College
Notable relative(s) Mofuike Tuʻungafasi (father)
Ofa Tuʻungafasi (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Northland
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2017 Auckland 19 (0)
2018–2019, 2024– Northland 24 (0)
2019–2021 Crusaders 12 (0)
2020–2022 Tasman 22 (0)
2022– Moana Pasifika 7 (0)
2023 Hawke's Bay 3 (0)
Correct as of 5 September 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 New Zealand U20 7 (0)
Correct as of 5 September 2024

Isileli J. Tuʻungafasi (born 10 January 1995) is a Tongan born New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays for Northland in the Bunnings NPC. [1] He previously played for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. [2] [3] His position is prop. [4] He is the brother of Ofa Tuʻungafasi, another rugby union player.

Career

Tuʻungafasi started his career playing for Auckland playing 19 games across 3 seasons before he moved north to Northland where he played another 21 games. He was a late addition to the Crusaders squad for round 6 of the 2019 Super Rugby season. [5] In 2020 he was named in the Crusaders squad. He moved Mitre 10 Cup teams again for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup, this time to Tasman making his debut for the Mako in Round 1 against Counties Manukau. The Mako went on to win the premiership title in 2020 for the second time in a row. Tuʻungafasi played only 2 games for the Crusaders during the 2021 season due to strong performances by fellow props Joe Moody, George Bower and Tamaiti Williams. In October 2021 Tuʻungafasi signed with Moana Pasifika for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. He played a crucial role in the number 1 jersey for Tasman during the 2021 Bunnings NPC as the Mako made the final before losing 23–20 to Waikato. After being signed by the side in 2021 Tu'ungafasi finally made his debut for Moana Pasifika in Round 2 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Chiefs.

Reference list

  1. ↑ @RugbyNorthland (16 July 2024). "Here is your 2024 Semco Northland Taniwha squad that will compete in the Bunnings Warehouse NPC" (Tweet). Retrieved 1 August 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Isi Tuungafasi". crusaders.co.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Isileli (Isi) Tuʻungafasi". mako.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Isileli Tuungafasi". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Match Centre - Sanzar Waratahs vs. Crusaders". Sanzar. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.

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