Ofa Tu’ungafasi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ofa Tu'ungafasi
Occupation	Rugby Union Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 19, 1992(1992-04-19)
Age	32
Country	New Zealand
Birth City	NUnited Kingdomu'alofa
Horoscope	Aries

Ofa Tu'ungafasi Biography

Ofa Tu'ungafasi is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Union Player who was born on April 19, 1992 in NUnited Kingdomu'alofa, New Zealand. Aniseto Ofa Moori Tu’ungafasi (born 19 April 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union player who is a member of the All Blacks as a Prop. Domestically, he is a representative of Auckland at the Mitre 10 Cup and the Blues in Super Rugby.

On May 29, 2016 he was named as a member of the All Blacks squad for a three- test series against Wales. Tu’ungafasi began his career for New Zealand in the third test of the series that was a crushing 46-6 win of Wales which was played in Cardiff. Tu’ungafasi took over Blues teammates Charlie Faumuina off the bench after 53 minutes. Tu’ungafasi made it three forwards who made their debut against Wales on the day, doing it alongside Elliot Dixon and Liam Squire. Tu’ungafasi was a regular with the All Blacks off the bench the following year.

Having absolutely proved his ability to cover both loosehead and tighthead Prop, Tu’ungafasi was once again named by Steve Hansen, as the All Blacks’ reserve loosehead Prop for their upcoming 17 November test, against World Rugby’s number 2-ranked side, Ireland. Nepo Laulala was chosen as the reserve tighthead prop over Tu’ungafasi. The All Blacks went on to lose the test to Ireland, 9-16, replacing the whole front-row in the 48th minute. After an average performance against Ireland, Tu’ungafasi finished the year off with a start against Italy, during a 66-3 win.

Tu’ungafasi made his first start for the All Blacks in the 31-22 win against the Barbarians on the 2017 end-of-year tour and was one of only two players to make an appearance for the All Blacks on every match of the end-of-year tour, alongside Lima Sopoaga.

He made his debut for the province in 2012 during a match in a match against Hawke’s Bay and his strong performance during the season earned him a place as a member of the Blues squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.

Ofa Tu'ungafasi Net Worth

Ofa Tu'ungafasi is one of the richest Rugby Union Player from New Zealand. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ofa Tu'ungafasi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tu’ungafasi emigrated into New Zealand in 2006. He has ten brothers as well as two sisters younger than him. His father, Mofuike played as an oblique player and played for Tonga in The 1987 Rugby World Cup. Another brother of the family Isileli has also been a pro player and is Ofa’s partner at the Auckland provincial level. Tu’ungafasi has a wife and is father to three daughters. Tu’ungafasi was converted to Islam in March 2019.

Tu’ungafasi was a representative of New Zealand Under 20 in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship in South Africa making 5 appearances and scoring a try.

Tu’ungafasi is well known for his ability to cover either side of the scrum and has started as both loosehead and tighthead prop, for New Zealand, during his international career. He has played 35 tests since his international debut in 2016 and was a member of New Zealand’s squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ofa Tu'ungafasi height 6 ft 5 in Ofa weight 129 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ofa Tu'ungafasi Dating?

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Tu’ungafasi became a regular starter for the Blues in the 2018 Super Rugby season, replacing the departed Charlie Faumuina as the first-choice tighthead prop. During Super Rugby, Tu’ungafasi re-signed to the New Zealand Rugby Union, with a deal lasting until 2021.

Facts & Trivia

Ofa Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Union Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in New Zealand. Ofa Tu'ungafasi celebrates birthday on April 19 of every year.

Well-established in the Blues, as well as the All Blacks setups, Tu’ungafasi played in four of New Zealand’s five warm-up tests prior to the World Cup, missing a record 26-47 defeat to Australia during the 2019 Rugby Championship, with rookie, Atu Moli, having earned a re-call. Tu’ungafasi went on to replace Joe Moody off the bench in both the Bledisloe Cup-winning 36-0 victory over Australia, as well as a 92-7 win over his native Tonga.

What happened to OFA Tuungafasi?

All Blacks and Blues prop Ofa Tuungafasi has signed a new contract with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and his Blues club , it was announced today. AllBlacks.com writers Jordyn McLean and Andy Burt look back on the year that was 2020 and select their Form XV for 2020.

Is OFA Tuungafasi in Tongan?

30 years, Prop. Ofa TU’UNGAFASI is a 30-year-old Tongan rugby player standing at 1.95 m tall (6 ft 5 in) and weighing in at 129 kg (20 st 4.40 lb; 284.40 lb) , who currently plays for Blues in New Zealand as prop.

How tall is OFA Tuungafasi?

6′ 5″

How heavy is OFA Tuungafasi?

284 lbs