Ofisa Tonu'u
| Birth name | Ofisa Francis Junior Tonu'u | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 February 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rongotai College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 11) | 8 July 2019 v PNG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 12 July 2019 v Vanuatu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ofisa Francis Junior Tonu'u (born 3 February 1970) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and Samoa cricketer. A halfback, Tonu'u represented Wellington and Auckland at a provincial level and the Blues and Hurricanes in Super Rugby. Of Samoan parentage, Tonu'u played 14 matches including five tests for Samoa in 1992 and 1993. He was later a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1996 to 1998. He played eight matches for the All Blacks including five internationals.
Cricket[]
In 2013, he was a member of the Auckland Cricket Society Premier Men's Cricket team. He still plays for Auckland Cricket Society in annual fixtures.[1]
In July 2019, at the age of 49, he represented the Samoa national cricket team in the men's tournament at the 2019 Pacific Games.[2] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Papua New Guinea on 8 July 2019.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Ofisa Tonu'u". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Ex-All Black makes Samoan cricket debut at Pacific Games". Samoa 2019. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Ex-All Black Ofisa Tonu'u makes cricket debut for Samoa at Pacific Games". Stuff. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Former All Black makes international cricket debut aged 49". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
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