Isaac Fe'aunati

Isaac Fe'aunati
Date of birth	23 July 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	No. 8
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
1994–1997	Marist St Pats
Senior career
Years	Team
1995-1996; 1997-2000; 2000-2001; 2001-2003; 2003-2008	Melrose; London Irish; Rotherham; Leeds Tykes; Bath
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1994–1997	Wellington
Super Rugby
Years	Team
1997	Crusaders
International career
Years	Team
1996-2006	Samoa
Coaching career
Years	Team
2008-2014	Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

Isaac "Zak" Fe'aunati (born 23 July 1973) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He played as a number eight.

Career

Fe'aunati was born in Wellington, New Zealand. In September 1995 he joined Melrose,^[1] debuting for the club in their 31–3 home victory over Hawick on 13 September 1995.^[2]

He retired from professional rugby in 2008 to take up a coaching position at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School on 2 June 2008.^[3]^[4] He also played Jonah Lomu in the 2009 film Invictus.^[5] In July 2014, Fe'aunati stepped down from his position at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School to return with his family to New Zealand.

References

^ "Kiwi makes quick debut for Melrose". The Herald. 13 September 1995. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
^ "Practice pays for Chalmers". The Herald. 14 September 1995. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
^ "Feaunati hangs up his big boots". Sky Sports. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
^ "Balshaw extends, Feaunati retires". Planet Rugby. 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
^ "Feaunati hits Hollywood". Samoaobserver.ws. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2011.