Asa Amone

Aasaeli Amone (born 8 January 1966), also known by the nickname "Asa", is a Tongan former dual code international rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played representative rugby union for Tonga, as a fly-half,^[2] and representative rugby league (RL) for Tonga, and at club level for Halifax Blue Sox and Featherstone Rovers, as a fullback, wing, centre or prop.^[3][5]

Asa Amone

Personal information
Full name	Aasaeli Amone
Born	(1966-01-08) 8 January 1966 (age 58)[1] Tonga
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Fly-half[2]
Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1987–88 Tonga 4 0 4 0 12
Rugby league
Position	Fullback, Wing, Centre, Prop[3][4]
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1996–97 Halifax Blue Sox 10 0 0 40 1998–99 Featherstone Rovers 42+18 4 0 0 16 Total 60 14 0 0 56 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1995 Tonga 2 0 6 0 12
Source: [2][1]

Rugby union

Amone played four times for Tonga in 1987, including twice in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.^[2]

Rugby league

He played for Tonga in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.^[6]

Asa Amone made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 1 February 1998, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1999 season.

First Division Grand Final appearances

Asa Amone was a playing interchange/substitute in Featherstone Rovers' 22-24 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.^[7] He also played for various clubs in New Zealand, and was noted for appearances for the Australian club Orange Hawks.^[8] In 2006 he joined the Qantas Cyms team.^[9]

As of 2011, he worked in a mine in Western Australia.^[10]

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "Statistics at espn.co.uk (RU)". espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. Hadfield, Dave (22 July 1996). "Umaga's famous five sinks Town". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
4. Hadfield, Dave (28 May 1997). "Rugby League: Bradford battle back to preserve record". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
5. Hadfield, Dave (28 September 1998). "Trinity's biggest battle begins". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
6. Hadfield, Dave (9 October 1995). "Tonga robbed by Ridge's late kicks". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
7. "First Division Grand Final - 1998 - A Night To Remember!". Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
8. COOK, MICHELLE (10 July 2005). "Hawks on top of their game". Central Western Daily.
9. DREWE, BEN (13 November 2006). "CYMS bulk up". Central Western Daily.
10. "Live coverage: Qantas ordered back in the air". Traveller. 31 October 2011.