10 Facts About John Afoa

1.

Ioane Fitu "John" Afoa was born on 16 September 1983 and is a New Zealand professional rugby union player.

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2.

John Afoa played for the Blues and made his debut in 2004 against the Brumbies.

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3.

John Afoa made 101 appearances with the team between 2004 and 2011.

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4.

John Afoa played for Ulster in the Pro12 from 2011 until 2014.

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5.

On 6 December 2013, John Afoa officially joined Gloucester Rugby in the English Aviva Premiership on a four-year contract worth £400,000 per season.

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6.

John Afoa has moved through a number of international representative sides.

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7.

In 1999, John Afoa made the New Zealand U16 team, the youngest national representative team.

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8.

In both 2003 and 2004, John Afoa was part of the New Zealand Under 21 Rugby World Championship team.

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9.

In 2003 John Afoa was one of four kiwis named in the IRB's team of the tournament.

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10.

In November 2005, John Afoa finally became the All Black number 1062 when he started against Ireland at Lansdowne Road.

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