Leon Fukofuka

Leon Fukofuka
Personal information
Full name Leon Fukofuka
Born (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School(s) attended Kelston Boys' High School
Relatives Kalau Fukofuka (father)
Club information
Playing position Halfback
Current club Auckland
Youth career
2008−12 Auckland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2014− Auckland 8 (0)
Representative team(s)
2014− New Zealand Under-20 ()

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 26 October 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

Leon Fukofuka (born 8 September 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a halfback for Auckland in the ITM Cup.[1][2][3]

Career

The son of former Auckland player Kalau Fukofuka, Leon worked his way through the youth ranks and to the senior Auckland side via the Auckland sevens team. He made his ITM Cup debut during the 2014 season and made a total of 7 appearances in the competition, although only 3 were starts as he largely played backup to the more experienced Junior Poluleuligaga.[2] Despite his relative lack of experience, an injury to All Blacks halfback Tawera Kerr-Barlow paved the way for Fukofuka to be named in the Chiefs wider training group for the 2015 Super Rugby season.[4][5]

International Career

Fukofuka represented New Zealand Under 20 at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in his home country.[6][7]

References

  1. "Leon Fukofuka Auckland Player Profile". Auckland Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Leon Fukofuka itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. "Leon Fukofuka ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. "Chiefs 2015 Squad Naming" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. "Chiefs announce full squad". Chiefs rugby. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. "Leon Fukofuka New Zealand Under 20 Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. "NZ U20 squad named for IRB JWC 2014". All Blacks.com. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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