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Ofisa Tonu'u
Birth nameOfisa Francis Junior Tonu'u
Date of birth (1970-02-03) 3 February 1970 (age 54)
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
SchoolRongotai College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–2001 London Irish ()
2001–03 Newport45 (87)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1991–92 Wellington14 ()
1993–99 Auckland71 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–98 Blues32 (55)
1999 Hurricanes9 (5)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992–93 Samoa5
1996–98 New Zealand5 (0)
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 11)8 July 2019 v PNG
Last T20I12 July 2019 v Vanuatu

Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2019

Medal record

Representing  Samoa
Men's Cricket
Pacific Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Apia Twenty20 International

Ofisa Francis Junior Tonu'u (born 3 February 1970) is a New Zealand former rugby union player and Samoa cricketer.

Rugby union[edit]

Ahalfback, Tonu'u represented Wellington and Auckland at the provincial level and the Blues and HurricanesinSuper 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[edit]

He played as a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. 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, Tonu'u 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[edit]

  1. ^ 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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