Asa Amone
Tongan rugby union and rugby league footballer

Asa Amone

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Tongan rugby union and rugby league footballer
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Aasaeli Amone (born 8 January 1966), also known by the nickname "Asa", is a Tongan former dual code international rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played representative rugby union for Tonga, as a fly-half, and representative rugby league (RL) for Tonga, and at club level for Halifax Blue Sox (Heritage № 1083) and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 765), as a fullback, wing, centre or prop.

Rugby union

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

Rugby league

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

Asa Amone made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 1 February 1998, and he played his last match for Featherstone Rovers during the 1999 season.

First Division Grand Final appearances

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