Paki Afu
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| Full name | Pakisonasi Afu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1990 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pakisonasi Afu is a New Zealand rugby league player who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League competition. Afu plays as a prop.
Playing career
An Otahuhu Leopards junior, Afu played for the Canterbury Bulldogs in the Toyota Cup between 2008 and 2010. He was a Tongan international in 2009 and in 2010 he was named in the Junior Kiwis squad.[2]
Afu signed with the Parramatta Eels for 2011 and played for the Wentworthville Magpies in the Bundaberg Red Cup.[3] Following this, Afu went on a Mormon mission to the Philippines.[4]
In 2014 he returned to New Zealand and played for the Otahuhu Leopards in the Auckland Rugby League competition.[5] In 2015, after moving to the Point Chevalier Pirates, he was selected for Auckland and also played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NSW Cup.[6][7] Later that year he was signed by the Sydney Roosters.[4]
In 2016 he played for the Wyong Roos, the Roosters' reserve side, in the NSW Cup.[6]
References
- ^ Pakisonasi Afu rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ Football Feast for League Fans this Weekend rleague.com, 23 October 2010
- ^ "New Zealand Kiwis v Tonga - IRLF Test Match(Paki Afu)". Zimbio. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
- ^ a b "A man on a mission after lost years". New Zealand Herald. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Team Lists Round 13 - July 5 aucklandleague.co.nz
- ^ a b "ISP Report: Warriors v Wyong". New South Wales Rugby League. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Auckland Representative Side Named to Face NZ Maori Residents". Retrieved 21 May 2015.
External links
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- 1990 births
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand people of Tongan descent
- New Zealand expatriates in the Philippines
- Tonga national rugby league team players
- Junior Kiwis players
- Wentworthville Magpies players
- Otahuhu Leopards players
- People educated at St Paul's College, Auckland
- Living people
- Point Chevalier Pirates players
- Auckland rugby league team players
- Sydney Roosters players
- New Zealand Warriors players
- Wyong Roos players
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- New Zealand rugby league biography stubs