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John afoa playing like a back
Ioane Fitu "John" Afoa (born 16 September 1983) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player. His position of choice is at prop. Afoa currently plays for Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership.
Contents
- John afoa playing like a back
- Rwc winner john afoa my heart is always with the blues
- Personal life
- Auckland
- Blues
- Ulster Rugby
- Gloucester Rugby
- International career
- References
Rwc winner john afoa my heart is always with the blues
Personal life
Afoa was a student at Auckland's Papakura High School, then St. Kentigern College, where he played first XV rugby alongside fellow All Blacks Joe Rokocoko and Jerome Kaino.
Auckland
Afoa played for Auckland between 2002 and 2011.
Blues
Afoa played for the Blues and made his debut in 2004 against the Brumbies. He made 101 appearances with the team between 2004 and 2011.
Ulster Rugby
Afoa played for Ulster in the RaboDirect Pro 12 from 2011 until 2014.
Gloucester Rugby
On 6 December 2013, Afoa officially joined Gloucester Rugby in the English Aviva Premiership on a four-year contract worth £400,000 per season. This made him one of the highest-paid players in the Premiership and the third highest-paid player in European rugby.
International career
Afoa has moved through a number of international representative sides. In 1999, Afoa made the New Zealand U16 team, the youngest national representative team. Through 2000 and 2001, Afoa had played in the more senior New Zealand Schools' side. Moving steadily through the age grades, he was a member of the New Zealand under-19 teams of 2002 and 2003.
In both 2003 and 2004, Afoa was part of the New Zealand Under 21 Rugby World Championship team. The New Zealanders won the tournament both years. In 2003 Afoa was one of four kiwis named in the IRB's team of the tournament.
In 2005 Afoa was selected for the All Blacks Tri-nations squad. Despite this, he never took the field in that competition and didn't earn his first test cap until the end-of-year tour. In November 2005, Afoa finally became the All Black number 1062 when he started against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.
In 2010, Afoa was experimented to be used at hooker. The same year against Wales, Afoa scored his first test try showing some great running for a prop with a 30 meter dash to the try line.
Afoa's test career ended after the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He played 36 tests, 30 as a substitute.