Tevita Funa
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| Born | 3 January 1998 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 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 wing, fullback and centre 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]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Round 5 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Sea Eagles v Broncos". National Rugby League. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ O'Loughlin, Liam (26 October 2020). "NRL 2020 Season Review: How will your side fare next year?". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Sea Eagles farewell departing players". www.seaeagles.com.au.
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- Use dmy dates from June 2020
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- Rugby league wingers
- Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players
- Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Australian rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union fullbacks
- New South Wales Waratahs players