Tevita Funa Explained

Tevita Funa
Birth Date:1998 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height:186cm (73inches)
Weight:930NaN0
Year1start:2020
Year1end:21
Appearances1:16
Tries1:5
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:20
New:yes
Source:[1]
Updated:5 June 2021

Tevita Funa (born 3 January 1998) is a professional rugby union footballer for the New South Wales Waratahs and a former rugby league and for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the NRL.

Early life

Funa was born in Sydney, Australia, and is of Tongan descent.

He played his junior rugby league for the Guildford Owls and Mounties.

Playing career

2020

Funa made his debut in round 5 of the 2020 NRL season for Manly-Warringah against the Brisbane Broncos.[2] He scored a try as Manly won 20–18.[3]

He made a total of 12 appearances throughout the year scoring five tries. Manly missed out on the finals finishing 13th.[4]

2021

Funa was limited to only four matches in the 2021 NRL season for Manly. On October 6, he was released by the Manly club.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/tevita-funa/summary.html Rugby League Project
  2. Web site: Round 5 NRL team lists . NRL.com . 11 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Sea Eagles v Broncos. 11 June 2020. National Rugby League. en.
  4. News: O'Loughlin . Liam . 2020-10-26 . NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year? . Sporting News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201026175328/https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2020-season-review-rugby-league-dragons-broncos-titans-tigers-knights-sharks-roosters-eels-rabbitohs-raiders-panthers-storm/k79lmelm2xgj1ffsf8xh7phob/ . 2020-10-26.
  5. Web site: Sea Eagles farewell departing players. www.seaeagles.com.au.