Campese Ma'afu
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| Birth name | George David Campese Ma'afu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 19 December 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Granville Boys High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Salesi Ma'afu (brother) Apakuki Ma'afu (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Security | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Campese Ma'afu, (born 19 December 1984) is an Australian professional
.Career
Family
Campese is the second oldest out 3 brothers, Salesi & Apakuki, born and raised in the Western suburbs of Sydney, he is of Tongan heritage through his father and Fijian heritage on his mother's side. His father and mother hail from the villages of Kolovai & Drue,Kadavu respectively.
The Ma'afu family made an especially interesting mark in rugby history in 2010 when the two brothers, Salesi and Campese, played against each other in a test match between Australia and Fiji. Elder brother Salesi played for the Wallabies at tight-head Prop while younger brother Campese played for Fiji at loose-head prop. A third brother, the youngest, 'Apakuki, plays for Tonga.[1]
Club career
Ma'afu joined
In 2016, he signed for
Ma'afu has since notched up 14 appearances for the Midlands side and most recently helped Saints' second the Northampton Wanderers reach the final of the Aviva 'A' League. Ma'afu and the side beat Gloucester United 36-15 to take the title.[5]
It was announced on 5 June 2017 that Ma'afu would link up with fellow Saints Api Ratuniyarawa and head back to Fiji for the summer international.[6]
After 2 seasons with Northampton, Ma'afu initially signed for
References
- ^ "Ratu Apakuki Mocelutu Ma'afu".
- ^ "BBC Sport – Campese Ma'afu and Robin Copeland to join Cardiff Blues". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Northampton Saints sign Fiji tight-head prop Campese Ma'afu". BBC Sport. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "WANDERERS 36 GLOUCESTER 15 the Wandies clinch the Aviva 'A' League title".
- ^ "Islanders heading home for summer internationals".
- ^ "Tigers add to front-row experience".
- ^ "Brendon O'Connor and Mike Fitzgerald among huge number leaving Leicester Tigers at the end of the season". Leicester Mercury. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
External links
- Campese Ma'afu at Premiership Rugby
- Campese Ma'afu at ESPNscrum
- Campese Ma'afu at ItsRugby.co.uk
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