Asa Amone Explained

Asa Amone
Fullname:Aasaeli Amone
Ru Position:Fly-half
Birth Date:8 January 1966
Birth Place:Tonga
First:RU
Club1:Halifax Blue Sox
Year1start:1996
Year1end:97
Tries1:10
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:40
Year2start:1998
Year2end:99
Appearances2:42+18
Tries2:4
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:16
Teama:Tonga
Yearastart:1995
Appearancesa:2
Triesa:0
Goalsa:6
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:12
Ru Teama:Tonga
Ru Yearastart:1987
Ru Yearaend:88
Ru Appearancesa:4
Ru Triesa:0
Ru Goalsa:4
Ru Fieldgoalsa:0
Ru Pointsa:12
Source:[1] [2]

Aasaeli Amone (born 8 January 1966), also known by the nickname "Asa", is a Tongan former dual code international rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played representative rugby union for Tonga, as a fly-half,[1] and representative rugby league (RL) for Tonga, and at club level for Halifax Blue Sox (Heritage No. 1083) and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 765), as a or .

Rugby union

Amone played four times for Tonga in 1987, including twice in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[1]

Rugby league

He played for Tonga in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.

Asa Amone made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 1 February 1998, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1999 season.

First Division Grand Final appearances

Asa Amone was a playing interchange/substitute in Featherstone Rovers' 22-24 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.[3] He also played for various clubs in New Zealand, and was noted for appearances for the Australian club Orange Hawks.[4] In 2006 he joined the Qantas Cyms team.[5]

As of 2011, he worked in a mine in Western Australia.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at espn.co.uk (RU). espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL). rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: First Division Grand Final - 1998 - A Night To Remember!. Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2010. 1 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011225606/http://www.btinternet.com/~Rovers/gpgg11.htm. 11 October 2012.
  4. Web site: COOK . MICHELLE . Hawks on top of their game . Central Western Daily . en-AU . 10 July 2005.
  5. Web site: DREWE . BEN . CYMS bulk up . Central Western Daily . en-AU . 13 November 2006.
  6. Web site: Live coverage: Qantas ordered back in the air . Traveller . en-au . 31 October 2011.