Otumaka Mausia (born 22 April 1997) is a Tongan rugby union player, who plays for Moana Pasifika. His preferred position is fly-half, wing or fullback.[1]
| Date of birth | 22 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
editMausia plays his club rugby for College Rifles.[2] He moved to Australia in 2022 and began representing Western Sydney Two Blues in the Shute Shield.[3] He represented Tonga in sevens during a break from the 15-man code.[4]
Professional career
editMausia represented Auckland in the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup.[5] He was named in the Moana Pasifika squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season.[6]
Mausia debuted for Tonga in the 2019 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup making his debut against Samoa.[7] He would earn his next caps in the 2022 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup.[8] He was named in the Tongan squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup,[9] however was ruled out due to injury having not appeared in the tournament.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Otumaka Mausia". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Senior Rugby Action". College Rifles. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Star Woodie ices standout year with the Ken Catchpole Medal". Shute Shield. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Tonga 7s". HSBC World Rugby Sevens. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Talent aplenty in extended Mitre 10 Cup squad". Auckland Rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Moana Pasifika Squad Announcement 2024". Moana Pasifika (Press release). 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Samoa defeat Tonga in muddy Apia". Americas Rugby News. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Star trio marked absent as Tonga change eight for Samoan game". Rugby Pass. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Tonga name squad for Rugby World Cup 2023". Rugby World Cup. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Tonga confirm two injury replacements in World Cup squad". www.reuters.com. Reuters. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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