Isi Tu'ungafasi

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

Isileli Tu'ungafasi
Date of birth (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995
Place of birthNukuʻalofa, Tonga
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight120 kg (265 lb; 18 st 13 lb)
SchoolMangere College
Notable relative(s)Mofuike Tuʻungafasi (father)
Ofa Tu'ungafasi (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team Crusaders, Tasman
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2017 Auckland 20 (0)
2018–2019 Northland 21 (0)
2019– Crusaders 9 (0)
2020– Tasman 11 (0)
Correct as of 29 November 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 New Zealand U20 5 (0)
Correct as of 13 April 2019

Career

Tuungafasi started his career playing for Auckland playing 20 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.

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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