Jay Fonokalafi
Rugby player
Date of birth | (1995-12-09) 9 December 1995 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jay Fonokalafi (born 9 December 1995) is a Tongan rugby union player.
Rugby career
A forward, Fonokalafi plays mainly as a hooker or prop and played for North Harbour in the 2022 National Provincial Championship season. He moved to Sydney in 2023 and joined the Western Sydney Two Blues, from where he was called up by the NSW Waratahs, making his Super Rugby debut against the Blues in the 2024 season.[1]
International
Fonokalafi competes in Test rugby for Tonga, scoring a try on debut in a World Cup qualifier against Samoa in Hamilton.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Decent, Tom (13 March 2024). "Injury drama for Waratahs as Jorgensen ruled out, star Wallaby benched for Blues clash". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Samoa seal Rugby World Cup qualification over Tonga". Radio New Zealand. 17 July 2021.
External links
- Jay Fonokalafi at ESPNscrum
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NSW Waratahs – current squad
- Miles Amatosero
- Brad Amituanai
- Jack Barrett
- Angus Bell
- Daniel Botha
- Jay Fonokalafi
- Theo Fourie
- Charlie Gamble
- Langi Gleeson
- Ned Hanigan
- Julian Heaven
- Jed Holloway
- Archer Holz
- Harry Johnson-Holmes
- Mesu Kunavula
- Tom Lambert
- Fergus Lee-Warner
- Harry Lloyd
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- Enrique Pieretto
- Lewis Ponini
- Dave Porecki
- Tom Ross
- Paddy Ryan
- Michael Scott
- Hugh Sinclair
- Ned Slack-Smith
- Ben Sugars
- Lachlan Swinton
- Hayden Thompson-Stringer
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- Hunter Ward
- Jack Bowen
- Tane Edmed
- Lalakai Foketi
- Jake Gordon
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- Will Harrison
- Max Jorgensen
- Vuate Karawalevu
- Mark Nawaqanitawase
- Izaia Perese
- Dylan Pietsch
- Triston Reilly
- Mosese Tuipulotu
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- Harry Wilson
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