Tevita Amone
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Born | Tonga | 8 July 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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1999 | Western Suburbs | 8 | 0 | 0 | โ | 0 | 0 |
2002 | 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
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Tevita Amone - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "1997". 25 October 2017.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "NRL 1999 - Round 3 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "CHR Cowboys". 31 October 2002.
- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Tevita Amone - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (28 June 2018). "Man on a mission: Manly rookie Fainu ready to heed the call". The Sydney Morning Herald.