Tafai Ioasa

Tafai Ioasa (born 7 October 1980 in Hastings) is a New Zealand rugby union player who has played for the New Zealand national rugby sevens team. He played rugby in Japan for Fukuoka Sanix Blues and is currently head coach of the Whanganui Collegiate School First XV. The team were crowned national champions in 2019

Tafai Ioasa

Birth name	Tafai Ioasa
Date of birth	(1980-10-07) 7 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Hastings, New Zealand
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Hawke's Bay () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001–present New Zealand Sevens
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Team competition

Career highlights

• New Zealand Sevens 2001–present^[1]
• Hawke’s Bay Air New Zealand Cup 2005–2007
• NZ Heartland XV 2000
• 2006 Commonwealth Games gold medalist in Rugby 7's^[2]

References

1. "Sevens Profile". Archived from the original on 29 June 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
2. "Profile at the New Zealand Commonwealth Games website". commonwealthgames.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 December 2008. ^{[dead link‍]}