Makasini Richter
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 21 June 1979 Nukuʻalofa, Tonga | |||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16.1 st) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2001–2002 | Wests Tigers | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 2005 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2000–2006 | Tonga | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| As of 7 March 2011 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Makasini Richter (born June 21, 1979 in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga) is a Tongan rugby league player who previously played for the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League.[1]
Richter scored ten tries in his 24 appearances for the Wests Tigers in 2001 and 2002, including two tries in his first-grade debut. Unfortunately, he played during a particularly dire period for the club, with just 4 of his 24 appearances being victories.[2]
Joining the Bulldogs in 2004, Richter spent his first season in the club in reserve grade before injury disrupted is season. In 2005, he played 2 first grade games, and also scored 20 tries from his 20 appearances in the lower grade, surpassing the record set by Hasan Saleh.[3]
In 2006 he represented the Tonga national rugby league team at the Pacific Cup.[4] Earlier he had played for Tonga in the 2000 World Cup.
Earlier in his career Richter was known as Jackson Kaufusi and Lipina Kaufusi.[5]
Career highlights
- FG debut: Wests Tigers v Canberra Raiders- 1 April 2001,(Rd 7
- Played twenty-six first grade games to date.
References
- ↑ 2000 World Cup dazrl.info
- ↑ "Makasini Richter". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- ↑ "Makasini Rickter". bulldogs.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 September 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ↑ Pacific Cup Tongan National Rugby League
- ↑ what’s in a players name? theroar.com.au