John Afoa
New Zealand
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Full name Ioane Fitu Afoa
Born October 16, 1983, Auckland
Current age 40 years 155 days
Major teams Auckland, Barbarians, Blues, Bristol Bears, Gloucester Rugby, Junior All Blacks, Munster, Ulster, New Zealand
Position Prop
Height 6 ft 0 in
Weight 277 lb

Test career
Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All Tests 2005-2011 36 7 29 5 1 0 0 0 28 8 0 77.77
Bledisloe Cup 2008-2011 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 66.66
IRB Rugby World Cup 2011-2011 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 100
The Rugby Championship 2008-2011 14 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 0 57.14

Career statistics
Test debut Ireland v New Zealand at Lansdowne Road, Nov 12, 2005 match details
Last Test New Zealand v Argentina at Auckland, Oct 9, 2011 match details
Test Statsguru Main menu | Career summary | Match list | Most points | Most tries | Tournament list

English Premiership
Team Span Mat Start Sub Pts Tries Conv Pens Drop Won Lost Draw %
All matches 2014-2021 137 115 22 30 6 0 0 0 67 63 7 51.45
Gloucester Rugby 2014-2018 78 69 9 25 5 0 0 0 33 41 4 44.87
Bristol Bears 2018-2021 59 46 13 5 1 0 0 0 34 22 3 60.16
Profile

Prop John Afoa made his All Blacks debut against Ireland in 2005 during their famous Grand Slam tour of the home unions, a feat that he would repeat in 2008.

After breaking in to New Zealand rugby with Counties Manukau, Afoa switched to Auckland for Air New Zealand Cup action aged 18, representing the Blues in the Super 14. In 2006 he played every minute of the Blues' season before producing good form as the Junior All Blacks won the Pacific Nations Cup.

He again represented the Junior All Blacks in 2007 before becoming a more regular fixture in the full All Blacks squad.

Since then he has accrued 34 caps going into the 2011 World Cup though he has been largely used as a subsitute during this time with 27 of his appearances coming from the bench. He appeared in four of New Zealand's 2011 Tri-Nations game and went to the World Cup with the All Blacks. After the tournament he joined RaboDirect PRO12 side Ulster on a two and a half year deal.

Latest Articles
Ulster rocked by host of injuries (Apr 8, 2014) Family persuades John Afoa to join Gloucester (Dec 6, 2013) Afoa to miss Heineken Cup semi-final (Apr 12, 2012) Ulster's Afoa cited for dangerous tackle (Apr 11, 2012) Heineken Cup - Team of the Round (Jan 16, 2012) John Afoa news and articles (16) »
Latest Photos
Apr 8, 2012
Ulster prop John Afoa tackles Munster's Felix Jones
Ulster prop John Afoa tackles Munster's Felix Jones
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Dec 17, 2011
Aironi's Gabriel Pizarro pulls down Ulster's John Afoa
Aironi's Gabriel Pizarro pulls down Ulster's John Afoa
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Sep 11, 2011
All Blacks prop John Afoa takes a dive
All Blacks prop John Afoa takes a dive
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Jul 30, 2011
All Blacks prop John Afoa receives treatment
All Blacks prop John Afoa receives treatment
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