Winston Churchill Mafi (born 21 March 1980 in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga) is a Tongan rugby union footballer who usually plays an outside centre. He currently plays for the Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato club in the Italian Top12. He is the older brother of Alfred Mafi.[1]
| Date of birth | 21 March 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Nuku’Alofa, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2000 and 2001 he played for Penrith,[2] before taking two years off to work as a missionary in Victoria.[3][4] After playing for Sydney University, he was recruited for the Waratahs for their 2004 tour of Argentina.[3][5] Following the tour he signed a two-year contract.[6][7][8] In May 2006 he injured his knee while playing for Eastwood in the Shute Shield final and was sidelined.[9] He was released from the team in 2007.[10]
In June 2010 he extended his contract with Cavalieri.[11]
References
edit- ^ Jamie Pandaram (27 July 2007). "Tongan passes always stick - Mafi reveals secret behind his rapid rise". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 32 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ Phil Wilkins (22 April 2000). "Norths get full worth out of bruised Clayton". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 43 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ a b Jon Geddes (15 October 2004). "Mafi is man on a mission as he takes up the calling". Daily Telegraph. p. 91 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ Jon Geddes (22 February 2005). "Mafi in rugby heaven - The only Super 12 game this missionary man has been to, he had to pay for. Now he's on the bench - WARATAHS LAUNCH". Daily Telegraph. p. 67 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "RU: NSW side to field two new caps for tour match". Australian Sports News Wire. 19 October 2004 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "RU: Mafi secures Waratahs contract" – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "Mafi signs two-year deal". Irish Examiner. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Waratahs sign up Mafi". ESPN. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ Ben Kimber (31 May 2006). "From bad to worse: injury puts Hoiles in doubt for New Zealand Maori clash". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 35 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "RU: Factbox on the NSW Waratahs". Australian Sports News Wire. 2 February 2007 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "Rugby, ingaggiato il mediano Pino Patelli e Mafi ha prolungato il suo contratto" (in Italian). Il Tierreno. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
External links
edit- Winston Mafi on ercrugby.com