Nisifolo Naufahu
| Birth name | Nisifolo Naufahu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 October 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nisifolo Naufahu (born 30 October 1977 in Auckland) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as flanker, number 8 and lock.
Career
[edit]Naufahu was first capped for Tonga during the match against Fiji in Nuku'alofa, on 25 May 2001. He was part of the 2003 Rugby World Cup roster, playing two matches in the tournament, with the pool stage match against Canada in Wollongong, on 29 October 2003 being his last test cap.[1] At club level he played in the National Provincial Championship for Hawke's Bay and for Northland,[2] and then, in France for RC Orléans, US Oyonnax[3] and US Annecy.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nisifolo Naufahu". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Nisifolo Naufahu". New Zealand Rugby History. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Rugby Pro D2 – Ça bouge du côté d'Oyonnax (recrutement)" (in French). La Voix de l'Ain. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ "Urdapilleta et Slade à Oyonnax" (in French). La Dauphine. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nisifolo Naufahu at New Zealand Rugby Union
- Nisifolo Naufahu at Itsrugby.fr
- Nisifolo Naufahu international statistics at ESPN
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- Tonga international rugby union players
- Tongan rugby union players
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players in France
- Tongan expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- 2003 Rugby World Cup players
- RC Orléans players
- Oyonnax Rugby players
- Hawke's Bay rugby union players
- Northland rugby union players