Tevita Amone

Tevita Amone
Personal information
Born (1980-07-08) 8 July 1980 (age 39)
Tonga
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999 Western Suburbs 8 0 0 0 0
2002 North Qld Cowboys 3 0 0 0 0
Total 11 0 0 0 0
As of 3 November 2018
Source: [1]

Tevita Amone (born 8 July 1980) is a Tongan former rugby league footballer who played for the Western Suburbs Magpies and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. He primarily played at prop.

Playing career

Born in Tonga, Amone represented New South Wales under-17 in 1997 while playing for the Western Suburbs Magpies SG Ball Cup side.[2] In 1999, he represented the Junior Kiwis.

In Round 3 of the 1999 NRL season, he made his NRL debut as an 18-year old in the Magpies' 6–60 loss to the Penrith Panthers.[3] In the Magpies' final ever season, he played eight games for the club, starting at prop in their 20–18 Round 7 win over the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

In 2000, he played for the Magpies' First Division side, spending two and a half seasons with the side.

In June 2002, Amone was signed by the North Queensland Cowboys, playing three games for them during the 2002 NRL season.[4] He was released by the club at the end of the season.

Statistics

NRL

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2002 season[5]
Season Team Matches T G GK % F/G Pts
1999 Western Suburbs colours.svg Western Suburbs 8 0 0 โ€” 0 0
2002 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland 3 0 0 โ€” 0 0
Career totals 11 0 0 โ€” 0 0

Personal life

Amone's nephew, Manase Fainu, currently plays for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[6]

References

  1. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Tevita Amone - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ "1997". 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 1999 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. ^ "CHR Cowboys". 31 October 2002.
  5. ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Tevita Amone - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  6. ^ Proszenko, Adrian (28 June 2018). "Man on a mission: Manly rookie Fainu ready to heed the call". The Sydney Morning Herald.

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