Tevita Amone | |
Birth Date: | 1980 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tonga |
Height: | 188cm (74inches) |
Weight: | 107kg (236lb) |
Club1: | Western Suburbs |
Year1start: | 1999 |
Appearances1: | 8 |
Tries1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 0 |
Club2: | North Qld Cowboys |
Year2start: | 2002 |
Appearances2: | 3 |
Tries2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
Points2: | 0 |
Retired: | Yes |
Source: | [1] |
Updated: | 3 November 2018 |
Tevita Amone (born 8 July 1980) is a Tongan former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Western Suburbs Magpies and the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League, primarily as a .
Born in Tonga, Amone represented New South Wales under-17 in 1997 while playing for the Western Suburbs Magpies SG Ball Cup side.[2] In 1999, he represented the Junior Kiwis.
In Round 3 of the 1999 NRL season, he made his NRL debut as an 18-year old in the Magpies' 6–60 defeat by the Penrith Panthers.[3] In the Magpies' final ever season, he played eight games for the club, starting at in their 20 - 18 Round 7 victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs.
In 2000, he played for the Magpies' First Division side, spending two and a half seasons with the side.
In June 2002, Amone was signed by the North Queensland Cowboys, playing three games for them during the 2002 NRL season.[4] He was released by the club at the end of the season.
Amone's nephew, Manase Fainu, has played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.[5]