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| Full name | Asafo Junior Aumua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Patrick's College Silverstream | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Asafo Junior Aumua (/aʊˈmuːə/; born 5 May 1997) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for New Zealand franchise Hurricanes and the New Zealand national team. In his youth, he was selected to play in the 2016 and 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championships for New Zealand.
Aumua represents the Wellington provincial team and made his professional debut for the union in 2016 at the age of 19. He spent two seasons at the Bunnings NPC side, before earning a place in the Hurricanes 2018 Super Rugby squad.[1] He won a championship with Wellington in 2017 and was named NZRU Age Grade Player of the Year.[2] He has scored 38 career tries in all competitions. Aumua made his senior international debut for New Zealand in November 2017 at the age of 20, becoming one of the youngest players to represent New Zealand.[3] He played in the 2017 northern end-of-year tour.
- ^ "HURRICANES 2018 SQUAD ANNOUNCED". Hurricanes. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Sam Whitelock claims player of the year as Black Ferns grab team of year at NZ Rugby Awards". Stuff. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Youngest appearance". ESPN Scrum. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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