Ben Afeaki
| Full name | Ben Tu'umoe Paul Afeaki | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Middlemore, Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 137 kg (21 st 8 lb) | ||
| School | Sacred Heart College, Auckland | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| New Zealand No. | 1119 | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2009–14 | North Harbour | 58 | (20) |
| correct as of 22 October 2013. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010–14 | Chiefs | 36 | (5) |
| correct as of 1 June 2014. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008 2010–13 2013 |
New Zealand under-20 Māori All Blacks New Zealand |
4 8 1 |
(0) (0) (0) |
| correct as of 7 November 2013. | |||
Ben Tu'umoe Paul Afeaki (born 12 January 1988) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. His regular playing position was prop. He represented the Chiefs in Super Rugby and North Harbour in the ITM Cup between 2010 and 2014 and also made one appearance for New Zealand in 2013.
He retired in April 2015, aged 27, after failing to recover from a concussion sustained during the 2014 Super Rugby season.[1]
External links
- All Blacks Bio
- Chiefs profile
- North Harbour
- Yahoo NZ profile
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
References
- ↑ "Ben Afeaki Retires from Rugby" (Press release). Chiefs. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
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