| Ben Afeaki | |
| Fullname: | Ben Tu'umoe Paul Afeaki |
| Birth Date: | 12 January 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1930NaN0 |
| Weight: | 1240NaN0 |
| School: | Sacred Heart College |
| Relatives: | Adam Coleman (cousin) |
| Position: | Prop |
| Years1: | 2007–2013 |
| Clubs1: | North Harbour |
| Apps1: | 58 |
| Points1: | 20 |
| Years2: | 2010–2014 |
| Clubs2: | Chiefs |
| Apps2: | 36 |
| Points2: | 5 |
| Repyears1: | 2008 |
| Repteam1: | New Zealand U20 |
| Repcaps1: | 4 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
| Repyears2: | 2010–2013 |
| Repteam2: | Māori All Blacks |
| Repcaps2: | 8 |
| Reppoints2: | 0 |
| Repyears3: | 2013 |
| Repteam3: | New Zealand |
| Repcaps3: | 1 |
| Reppoints3: | 0 |
| Coachyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Coachteams1: | North Harbour (assistant) |
| Coachyears2: | 2018– |
| Coachteams2: | Blues (assistant) |
| Coachyears3: | 2019– |
| Coachteams3: | Samoa (assistant) |
| Clubupdate: | 29 May 2020 |
| Repupdate: | 29 May 2020 |
| Ru Coachupdate: | 29 May 2020 |
Ben Tu'umoe Paul Afeaki (born 12 January 1988) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. His regular playing position was prop. He represented the Chiefs in Super Rugby and North Harbour in the ITM Cup between 2010 and 2014 and also made one appearance for 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.