Nisifolo Naufahu

Nisifolo Naufahu (born 30 October 1977 in Auckland) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as flanker, number 8 and lock.

Nisifolo Naufahu

Birth name	Nisifolo Naufahu
Date of birth	30 October 1977
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight	257 lb (117 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker, Lock Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2000 2002-2003 Suburbs Otamatea () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2007 2007–2012 2012-2014 RC Orléans US Oyonnax US Annecy 16 103 15 (10) (15) (0) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2000 2002-2003 Hawke's Bay Northland 9 9 (0) (5) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–2003 Tonga 16 (10)

Career

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 and US Annecy.

References

1. "Nisifolo Naufahu". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
2. "Nisifolo Naufahu". New Zealand Rugby History. 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2019-06-10.

External links

• Nisifolo Naufahu at New Zealand Rugby Union
• Nisifolo Naufahu at Itsrugby.fr
• Nisifolo Naufahu international statistics at ESPN