Asa Amone

Asa Amone
Personal information
Born (1966-01-08) January 8, 1966[1]
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Fullback,[2] Centre[3]
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–1997 Halifax Blue Sox 10 0 0 40
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 Tonga 2 0 6 0 12
Rugby union
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–1988 Tonga 4 0 4 0 12
Source: RLP

Asa Amone, born Aasaeli Amone, (born January 8, 1966) is a Tongan rugby league and rugby union footballer, and dual code international for his country.[4]

Rugby union

Amone played four times for Tonga in 1987, including twice in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[4]

His rugby union position was fly-half.[4]

Rugby league

He played for Tonga in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.[5]

He was a Featherstone Rovers player[6] who also played for the Halifax Blue Sox.[2][7]

First Division Grand Final Appearances

Asa Amone was a playing substitute in Featherstone Rovers's 22-24 defeat to Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.[8]

References

  1. "Asa Amone - Summary". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 Hadfield, Dave (22 July 1996). "Umaga's famous five sinks Town". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. Hadfield, Dave (28 May 1997). "Rugby League: Bradford battle back to preserve record". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 "Asa Amone". Scrum.com. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  5. Hadfield, Dave (9 October 1995). "Tonga robbed by Ridge's late kicks". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  6. Hadfield, Dave (28 September 1998). "Trinity's biggest battle begins". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  7. Fleming, Dave (12 August 2009). "Blood bin con is nothing new". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  8. "First Division Grand Final - 1998 - A Night To Remember!". Great Players - Great Games. 2010-12-31. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-01-01.


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