Isi Tuʻungafasi Explained

Isileli Tuungafasi
Birth Date:10 January 1995
Birth Place:Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Height:1850NaN0
Weight:1160NaN0
School:Māngere College
Relatives:Mofuike Tuungafasi (father)
Ofa Tuungafasi (brother)
Position:Prop
Years1:2015–2017
Apps1:19
Points1:0
Years2:2018–2019, 2024–
Apps2:22
Points2:0
Years3:2019–2021
Clubs3:Crusaders
Apps3:12
Points3:0
Years4:2020–2022
Apps4:22
Points4:0
Years5:2022–
Apps5:7
Points5:0
Years6:2023
Apps6:3
Points6:0
Repyears1:2015
Repteam1:New Zealand U20
Repcaps1:7
Reppoints1:0
Clubupdate:10 August 2024
Repupdate:10 August 2024

Isileli J. Tuungafasi (born 10 January 1995) is a Tongan born New Zealand rugby union player, who currently plays for in the Bunnings NPC.[1] He previously played for in Super Rugby.[2] [3] His playing position is prop.[4] He is the brother of Ofa Tuungafasi, another rugby union player.

Career

Tuungafasi started his career playing for playing 19 games across 3 seasons before he moved north to where he played another 21 games. He was a late addition to the Crusaders squad for round 6 of the 2019 Super Rugby season.[5] In 2020 he was named in the squad. He moved Mitre 10 Cup teams again for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup, this time to making his debut for the Mako in Round 1 against . The Mako went on to win the premiership title in 2020 for the second time in a row. Tuungafasi played only 2 games for the Crusaders during the 2021 season due to strong performances by fellow props Joe Moody, George Bower and Tamaiti Williams. In October 2021 Tuungafasi signed with for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. He played a crucial role in the number 1 jersey for Tasman during the 2021 Bunnings NPC as the Mako made the final before losing 23–20 to . After being signed by the side in 2021 Tu'ungafasi finally made his debut for Moana Pasifika in Round 2 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the .

Notes and References

  1. 1813091199911109068 . RugbyNorthland . Here is your 2024 Semco Northland Taniwha squad that will compete in the Bunnings Warehouse NPC . 16 July 2024 . 1 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Isi Tuungafasi. crusaders.co.nz. 6 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Isileli (Isi) Tuungafasi. mako.nz. 6 October 2020.
  4. Web site: Isileli Tuungafasi. itsrugby.co.uk. 6 October 2020.
  5. Web site: Match Centre - Sanzar Waratahs vs. Crusaders . Sanzar . 23 March 2019 . 23 March 2019.