Simana Mafileo

Simana Mafileo

Date of birth	(1971-03-06) 6 March 1971
Place of birth	Tonga
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	209 lb (95 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1991-1992 Arataki () 1996-1997 North Shore () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1998-2004 Kubota Spears () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1991-1992 Bay of Plenty () 1996-1997 North Harbour () 1997 Northland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1995-2003 Tonga 22 (10) National sevens team Years Team Comps 2003-04 Japan 7s 2001-02

Simana "Joe" Mafileo (born 14 September 1969) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as centre.

Career

Mafileo debuted for Tonga in the 1995 Rugby World Cup, playing only against Ivory Coast, at Rustenburg. He also played for Tonga Sevens in the first Rugby World Cup Sevens in 1993 and for Japan Sevens in the 2001-02 World Sevens Series. His last international cap for tonga was during the match against Fiji, at Nadi, on 4 July 2003. At club level, he played for Bay of Plenty, North Harbour, Northland and Kubota Spears.

External links

• Joe Mafileo at New Zealand Rugby History
• Simana Mafileo international stats