Tomas Aoake

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Tomas Aoake
Date of birth (1995-09-06) 6 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
School De La Salle College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team San Diego Legion, Auckland
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2018 Tasman 5 (0)
2019–2021 North Harbour 16 (20)
2022– San Diego Legion 37 (90)
2022, 2024 Auckland 9 (5)
Correct as of 6 November 2024

Tomas Aoake (born 6 September 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays for the San Diego Legion of Major League Rugby (MLR) and Auckland in the National Provincial Championship. His preferred position is wing. [1]

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Professional career

Aoake signed for Major League Rugby side San Diego Legion for the 2022 Major League Rugby season. [2] In October 2023, he re-signed with the club until the end of the 2026 Major League Rugby season. [3]

On 1 August 2022, Aoake was named in the Auckland squad for the 2022 Bunnings NPC season. [4] He returned to the squad two years later for the 2024 season. [5]

He previously played for Tasman [6] and was a member of the North Harbour squad from 2019 to 2021. [7] [8]


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References

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