Ofa Faingaʻanuku

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Ofa Fainga'anuku
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Birth nameOfa H. Fainga'anuku
Date of birth (1982-12-05) 5 December 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Tonga
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight125 kg (19 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loosehead Prop
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010-20 Eastern Suburbs ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007 Central Coast Rays 8 (5)
2012–2013 Glasgow Warriors 12 (0)
2013–2015 Worcester Warriors 17 (5)
2015–16 Bayonne ()
Correct as of 30 November 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 Tonga 3 (0)
Correct as of 3 December 2012

Ofa Fainga'anuku (born 5 December 1982) is a Tongan rugby union player. He plays as a loosehead prop for Bayonne in the Pro D2.

He has represented Tonga internationally and the Central Coast Rays and Eastern Suburbs in Australian domestic competitions. Ofa has also gone on to coach Eastern Suburbs 2nds Colts reaching a Semi Final in is first year. [1] [2]

Reference List

  1. "Ofa Fainga'anuku itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics" . Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  2. "Ofa Fainga'anuku ESPN Scrum Player Profile" . Retrieved 3 December 2012.

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