Isi Tu'ungafasi

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Isileli Tu'ungafasi
Date of birth (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 26)
Place of birthNukuʻalofa, Tonga
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight116 kg (256 lb; 18 st 4 lb)
SchoolMāngere College
Notable relative(s)Mofuike Tuʻungafasi (father)
Ofa Tu'ungafasi (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Tasman, Moana Pasifika
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2017 Auckland 19 (0)
2018–2019 Northland 21 (0)
2019–2021 Crusaders 12 (0)
2020– Tasman 22 (0)
2022– Moana Pasifika 0 (0)
Correct as of 20 November 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 New Zealand U20 7 (0)
Correct as of 20 November 2021

Isileli J. Tu'ungafasi (born 10 January 1995) is a Tongan born New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC and Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby.[1][2] His playing position is prop.[3] He is the brother of Ofa Tu'ungafasi, another rugby union player.

Career[]

Tu'ungafasi started his career playing for Auckland playing 19 games across 3 seasons before he moved north to Northland where he played another 21 games. He was a late addition to the Crusaders squad for round 6 of the 2019 Super Rugby season.[4] In 2020 he was named in the Crusaders squad. He moved Mitre 10 Cup teams again for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup, this time to Tasman making his debut for the Mako in Round 1 against Counties Manukau. The Mako went on to win the premiership title in 2020 for the second time in a row. Tu'ungafasi played only 2 games for the Crusaders during the 2021 season due to strong performances by fellow props Joe Moody, George Bower and Tamaiti Williams. In October 2021 Tu’ungafasi signed with Moana Pasifika for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. He played a crucial role in the number 1 jersey for Tasman during the 2021 Bunnings NPC as the Mako made the final before losing 23–20 to Waikato.

Reference list[]

  1. ^ "Isi Tuungafasi". crusaders.co.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Isileli (Isi) Tu'ungafasi". mako.nz. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Isileli Tuungafasi". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Match Centre - Sanzar Waratahs vs. Crusaders". Sanzar. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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