Nafi Tuitavake
Appearance
Date of birth | 21 January 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Massey High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Anthony Tuitavake (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nafi Tuitavake (born 21 January 1989)[1] is a New Zealand Rugby union player who plays for the Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership. He is the younger brother of former All Black winger Anthony Tuitavake.
He was named in the Crusaders five-man wider training group for 2014.[2]
On 21 September 2016, Nafi sign professional contract with English club Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership from the 2016-17 season.[3]
Career highlights
- North Harbour ITM CUP 2010
- New Zealand U20 2009
- New Zealand Sevens 2008
- North Harbour U21 2007
- North Harbour U19 2006
- North Harbour U16 2005
References
- ^ TVNZ player profile of Nafi Tuitavake
- ^ "Crusaders – The 2014 squad" (PDF). All Blacks. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Northampton sign Tonga centre Nafi Tuitavake". BBC Sport. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
Categories:
- New Zealand people of Tongan descent
- New Zealand rugby union players
- North Harbour rugby union players
- SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players
- Crusaders (rugby union) players
- 1989 births
- Living people
- People educated at Massey High School
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- Rugby union wings
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- New Zealand expatriates in France
- New Zealand international rugby sevens players