Mateaki mafi biography
Mateaki Fonnama'atonga Mafi, also known by the nickname of "Matti", is a Tongan dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer..
Biographical information.
Mateaki Mafi
Tonga international rugby league & union footballer & Olympic sprinter
Full name | Mateaki Fonnama'atonga Mafi |
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Born | (1972-09-19) 19 September 1972 (age 52) |
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) |
Position | Wing |
Position | Wing |
Source: [1] |
Mateaki Fonnama'atonga Mafi, also known by the nickname of "Matti",[2] is a Tongan dual-code internationalrugby union and rugby league footballer, and sprinter.
He played representative rugby union (RU) for rugby league and representative rugby league (RL) for Tonga, most notably at the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, and participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics as a 200m sprinter.
Athletic career
Mafi was a 200m sprinter and as a 19-year-old represented Tonga at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
He finished fifth in his heat and failed to make the quarterfinals.[3]
Rugby union career
Mafi was a