Antonio J. Shalfoon (born 10 August 1997) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays for the Tasman Mako in the Bunnings NPC and the Crusaders in Super Rugby.[1] His position of choice is Lock.
Full name | Antonio Shalfoon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lincoln High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bunnings NPC
editShalfoon was named in the 2019 Waikato squad and played 6 games in the 2019 season.[2] In 2020 he was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup.[3] He missed the season with injury as the Mako went on to win their second premiership title in a row. Shalfoon made his debut for the side in Round 1 of the 2021 Bunnings NPC against Bay of Plenty, starting at number 5 in a 14-27 win for Tasman - while also becoming Mako number 200. In just his third match for Tasman Shalfoon captained the side against Bay of Plenty at Trafalgar Park in a non competition match, the Mako coming away with the win 26–9. Tasman went on to make the premiership final before losing 23–20 to Waikato.
References
edit- ^ "Antonio Shalfoon". mako.nz. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "2019 Waikato Mooloos Squad". chiefs.co.nz. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- ^ "2020 Tasman Mako Squad". mako.nz. 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.