Falamani Mafi

Falamani Mafi (born 6 March 1971, in Kanokupolu) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as lock

Falamani Mafi

Date of birth	March 6, 1971
Place of birth	Kanokupolu, Tonga
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	264 lb (120 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1990-1993 1993-1994 1995-1996 Uni-Norths Owls[1][2] Wests Lions[3] Queanbeyan Whites () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996-2000 Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars[4] () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1993-1995 ACT Kookaburras[5][6][7] () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1993-1999 Tonga 22 (10)

Career

His first cap for Tonga was against Australia, in Brisbane, on 4 July 1993. He was also part of the 1995 Rugby World Cup Tonga squad coached by Fakahau Valu, where Mafi played two matches in the tournament. During the match against France, Mafi stomped the French player Philippe Benetton, however, his team mate Feleti Mahoni was sent off instead.[8] Mafi also played in the 1999 Rugby World Cup, playing against New Zealand, Italy and England, the latter being his last international cap for Tonga.

Notes

1. Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 5 Hansard (9 May) Page 1441]
2. Canberra Times (ACT) 20 set 1992
3. Club Representatives Wests Lions
4. 住所でポン！ 2000年版 東京都 三鷹市 下連雀 の電話帳
5. Canberra Times (ACT) 24 May 1995
6. Canberra Times (ACT) 17 June 1993
7. The Sydney Morning Herald from Sydney, New South Wales July 1, 1993, Page 46]
8. Top 10 Rugby World Cup villains: All Blacks, Jonny Wilkinson, Wayne Barnes and other spoilers The Guardian

External links

• Falamani Mafi international stats