Paki Afu
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pakisonasi Afu | |||||
| Born | 7 September 1990 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Weight | 108 kilograms (238 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop, Second-row, Lock | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2016– | Sydney Roosters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009 | Tonga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
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.
- 1 2 "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
- 1 2 "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.