Ben Afeaki
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Full name | Ben Tu'umoe Paul Afeaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 12 January 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Sacred Heart College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Adam Coleman (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ben Tu'umoe Paul Afeaki (born 12 January 1988) is a former New Zealand
ITM Cup between 2010 and 2014 and also made one appearance for New Zealand
in 2013.
Afeaki made his lone test appearance on 8 June 2013, replacing Wyatt Crockett with five minutes left during a 23–13 victory over France.
He retired in April 2015, aged 27, after failing to recover from a concussion sustained during the 2014 Super Rugby season.[1]
It was announced in 2017 that Afeaki would become the Blues' Scrum Coach for the 2018 season. Afeaki claimed he was still suffering concussion symptoms at the time.
References
- ^ "Ben Afeaki Retires from Rugby" (Press release). Chiefs. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
External links
- All Blacks Bio [1]
- Chiefs profile
- North Harbour
- Yahoo NZ profile
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
- [2]