Asa Amone

Asa Amone
Personal information
Full name Aasaeli Amone
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
1996–97 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
1987–88 Tonga 4 0 4 0 12
Source: [4]

Aasaeli "Asa" Amone (born January 8, 1966) is a Tongan former rugby league and rugby union footballer, and dual code international for his country.[5]

Rugby union

Amone played four times for Tonga in 1987, including twice in the 1987 Rugby World Cup.[5]

His rugby union position was fly-half.[5]

Rugby league

He played for Tonga in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup.[6]

He was a Featherstone Rovers player[7] who also played for the Halifax Blue Sox.[2][8]

First Division Grand Final appearances

Asa Amone was a playing substitute in Featherstone Rovers' 24–22 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.[9]

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. ↑ RLP
  5. 1 2 3 "Asa Amone". Scrum.com. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
  6. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (9 October 1995). "Tonga robbed by Ridge's late kicks". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  7. ↑ Hadfield, Dave (28 September 1998). "Trinity's biggest battle begins". Online edition. The Independent. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  8. ↑ Fleming, Dave (12 August 2009). "Blood bin con is nothing new". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  9. ↑ "First Division Grand Final - 1998 - A Night To Remember!". Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.


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