Paea Faʻanunu

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Paea Fa'anunu
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Full namePaea Okalani Fa'anunu
Date of birth (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight124 kg (19 st 7 lb; 273 lb)
School Kelston Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Castres
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2009 Auckland 17 (5)
2010 Northland 1 (0)
2011–2013 Canterbury 33 (25)
2013–2014 Montpellier 12 (0)
2014–2015 Castres 19 (15)
2016–2018 Dax 43 (25)
2018– Castres 4 (0)
Correct as of 22 May 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 New Zealand U20 4 (10)
2014– Tonga 7 (0)
Correct as of 22 May 2018

Paea Okalani Fa'anunu (born 4 November 1988) is a Tongan rugby union player. He plays in the prop position for the France based Top 14 side, Castres. Fa'anunu also represents Tonga at international level.

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Fa'anunu played for Canterbury in the ITM Cup. [1] His performances at domestic level had seen him named in the Crusaders wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. [2] He made his international debut against Italy on 8 November 2014.

Honours

Club

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References

  1. "Paea Fa'anunu Canterbury Player Profile". Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. "Investec Super Rugby Wider Training Groups named". 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. "Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.