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'{{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Paki Afu |fullname = Pakisonasi Afu |nickname = |image = |image_size = |caption = |country = |position = {{rlp|PR|SR|LK}} |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|7|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Auckland, New Zealand]] |death_date = |death_place = |height = |weight = {{convert|108|kg}} |club1 = [[Sydney Roosters]] |year1start = 2016 |year1end = present |appearances1 = 0 |tries1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 0 |teamA = [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] |yearAstart = 2009 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 2 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |updated = |source = <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/pakisonasi-afu/summary.html Pakisonasi Afu] ''rugbyleagueproject.org''</ref> |new = yes }} '''Pakisonasi Afu''' is a [[New Zealand]] [[rugby league]] player who currently plays for the [[Sydney Roosters]] in the [[National Rugby League]] competition. Afu plays as a [[Rugby league positions#Loose forward / Lock forward|prop]]. ==Playing career== An [[Otahuhu Leopards]] junior, Afu played for the [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] in the [[National Youth Competition (rugby league)|Toyota Cup]] between 2008 and 2010. He was a [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tongan]] international in 2009 and in 2010 he was named in the [[Junior Kiwis]] squad.<ref>[http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=37937 Football Feast for League Fans this Weekend] ''rleague.com'', 23 October 2010</ref> Afu signed with the [[Parramatta Eels]] for 2011 and played for the [[Wentworthville Magpies]] in the [[Bundaberg Red Cup]].<ref name="New Zealand Kiwis v Tonga - IRLF Test Match(Paki Afu)">{{cite web|url=http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/k2rc_AVX4OQ/New+Zealand+Kiwis+v+Tonga+IRLF+Test+Match/-GXgNNQvAFj/Paki+Afu|title=New Zealand Kiwis v Tonga - IRLF Test Match(Paki Afu)|publisher=Zimbio|date=2009-10-13|accessdate=2010-03-16}}</ref> Following this, Afu went on a [[Mormon mission]] to the [[Philippines]].<ref name="mission">{{cite web | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11472264 | title=A man on a mission after lost years | publisher=New Zealand Herald | date=28 June 2015 | accessdate=29 June 2015}}</ref> In 2014 he returned to New Zealand and played for the [[Otahuhu Leopards]] in the [[Auckland Rugby League]] competition.<ref name=teamlistjuly5>[http://www.sportsground.co.nz/files/site/305/4/Pdf/140704131704EMPSNTDF.pdf Team Lists Round 13 - July 5] ''aucklandleague.co.nz''</ref> In 2015, after moving to the [[Point Chevalier Pirates]], he was selected for [[Auckland rugby league team|Auckland]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.aucklandleague.co.nz/news-1 | title=Auckland Representative Side Named to Face NZ Maori Residents | accessdate=21 May 2015}}</ref> Later that year he was signed by the [[Sydney Roosters]].<ref name="mission"/> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Sydney Roosters squad}} {{Persondata | NAME = Afu, Paki | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Rugby league player | DATE OF BIRTH = | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Afu, Paki}} [[Category:1990 births]] [[Category:New Zealand rugby league players]] [[Category:New Zealand people of Tongan descent]] [[Category:New Zealand expatriates in the Philippines]] [[Category:Tonga national rugby league team players]] [[Category:Junior Kiwis players]] [[Category:Wentworthville Magpies players]] [[Category:Otahuhu Leopards players]] [[Category:People educated at St Paul's College, Auckland]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Point Chevalier Pirates players]] [[Category:Auckland rugby league team players]] [[Category:Sydney Roosters players]]'