Inoke Afeaki

Inoke Afeaki (born 12 July, 1973 in Tofoa, Tongatapu) is a Tongan rugby union footballer. His usual position is at lock. He has played for the Wellington Lions in the National Provincial Championship, the Hurricanes in the international Super 14 competition, and Secom in Japan. He captained Tonga at the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

In 1990-91, he attended St Bernard's College in Wellington, and in 1992 played for the Wellington under-21 team. He played for Petone from 1992 through to 1999, and the Lions from 1993-96 and again from 1999-01. He made his Super 12 debut for the Hurricanes in 1996, in the first season, and played with them from 1999 to 2001, as he played in Japan from 1997-98. After returning to Wellington in 1999, he went back to Japan in 2002 and played their until 2004.

He made his debut for Tonga on May 26, 1995 in a match against France, coming on as a replacement in Pretoria during the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He also played in two other matches during the tournament, in the starting line-up, against Scotland and Cote d'Ivoire.

He next played for Tonga in November 2001 when he started against Scotland at Murrayfield. He captained them in their next match against Wales, in which he scored a try. He retained the captaincy for the following season and played four matches for Tonga in 2002. Following captaining them in a number of internationals in 2003, he then led Tonga at the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia. In 2004 he was a part of the Pacific Islanders rugby union team that played a series of matches against southern nations.

External links

* [http://www.teivovo.com/pacific_rugby/Islanders/2004/profiles_2004/Inoke_Afeaki.html Inoke Afeaki] on teivovo.com
* [http://weloverugby.blogspot.com Inoke Afeaki] on http://weloverugby.blogspot.com