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Asa Amone
Personal information
Full nameAasaeli Amone
Born (1966-01-08) 8 January 1966 (age 58)[1]
Tonga
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre, Prop[2][3]
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–97 Halifax Blue Sox 10 0 0 40
1998–99 Featherstone Rovers 42+18 4 0 0 16
Total 60 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 Tonga 2 0 6 0 12
Rugby union
PositionFly-half[4]
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–88 Tonga 4 0 4 0 12
Source: [4][1]

Aasaeli Amone (born 8 January 1966), also known by the nickname "Asa", is a Tongan former dual code international rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played representative rugby union for Tonga, as a fly-half,[4] and representative rugby league (RL) for Tonga, and at club level for Halifax Blue Sox (Heritage № 1083) and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 765), as a fullback, wing, centre or prop.[2][5][6]

Rugby union

Amone played four times for Tonga in 1987, including twice in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[4]

Rugby league

He played for Tonga in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.[7]

Asa Amone made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 1 February 1998, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1999 season.

First Division Grand Final appearances

Asa Amone was a playing interchange/substitute in Featherstone Rovers' 22-24 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Hadfield, Dave (22 July 1996). "Umaga's famous five sinks Town". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. ^ Hadfield, Dave (28 May 1997). "Rugby League: Bradford battle back to preserve record". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d "Statistics at espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ Fleming, Dave (12 August 2009). "Blood bin con is nothing new". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  6. ^ Hadfield, Dave (28 September 1998). "Trinity's biggest battle begins". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  7. ^ Hadfield, Dave (9 October 1995). "Tonga robbed by Ridge's late kicks". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  8. ^ "First Division Grand Final - 1998 - A Night To Remember!". Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.


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