Tevita Funa
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| Born | 3 January 1998 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 5 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tevita Funa (born 3 January 1998) is a professional rugby union footballer for the New South Wales Waratahs and a former rugby league wing, fullback and centre for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.
Early life
[edit]Funa was born in Sydney, Australia, and is of Tongan descent.
He played his junior rugby league for the Guildford Owls and Mounties.
Playing career
[edit]2020
[edit]Funa made his debut in round 5 of the 2020 NRL season for Manly-Warringah against the Brisbane Broncos.[2] He scored a try as Manly won 20–18.[3]
He made a total of 12 appearances throughout the year scoring five tries. Manly missed out on the finals finishing 13th.[4]
2021
[edit]Funa was limited to only four matches in the 2021 NRL season for Manly. On October 6, he was released by the Manly club.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Round 5 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Sea Eagles v Broncos". National Rugby League. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ O'Loughlin, Liam (26 October 2020). "NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year?". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Sea Eagles farewell departing players". www.seaeagles.com.au.
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[edit]Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Rugby league wingers
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players
- Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Australian rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union fullbacks
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- Footballers who switched code