Paki Afu

Paki Afu
Personal information
Full name Pakisonasi Afu
Born (1990-09-07) 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.[6] Later that year he was signed by the Sydney Roosters.[4]

References

  1. Pakisonasi Afu rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. Football Feast for League Fans this Weekend rleague.com, 23 October 2010
  3. "New Zealand Kiwis v Tonga - IRLF Test Match(Paki Afu)". Zimbio. 2009-10-13. Retrieved 2010-03-16.
  4. 1 2 "A man on a mission after lost years". New Zealand Herald. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. Team Lists Round 13 - July 5 aucklandleague.co.nz
  6. "Auckland Representative Side Named to Face NZ Maori Residents". Retrieved 21 May 2015.

External links


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