Sila Puafisi
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| Birth name | Sila K.V. Puafisi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | April 15, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tefisi, Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 268 lb (19 st 2 lb; 122 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sila Puafisi (born 15 April 1988) is a Tongan international rugby union player. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors.[1]
Career
[edit]He played for Tasman Mako where they won the 2013 ITM Cup Championship.[2]
He moved, in 2013, to Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership and was part of the squad that won the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup[3] but was not used in the Final match[4] against Edinburgh Rugby.
It was announced on 27 August 2015 that the prop had signed for Pro12 champions Glasgow Warriors on a one-year deal.[5]
On 3 January 2017, Puafisi signs for French club CA Brive in the Top 14 from the 2017–18 season.[6]
He signed for La Rochelle for the 2018–19 season.[1]
In 2021 season he was back playing for the Karaka Rugby club in the Counties Manukau region of New Zealand.
International career
[edit]He made his international debut for Tonga in the 2011 IRB Pacific Nations Cup against Japan, losing at 28–27. He was called up to Tonga for the 2013 Autumn Internationals against Romania, France and Wales.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sila PUAFISI". Stade Rochelais.
- ^ "Gloucester sign Tonga International Sila Puafusi from Tasman Makos in New Zealand". Sky Sports. 25 November 2013.
- ^ "Edinburgh v Gloucester - Rugby Union - BBC Sport". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Edinburgh vs Gloucester match report: Gloucester hold on for European Challenge Cup glory despite controversial Billy Meakes red card". The Independent.
- ^ "Warriors clinch Puafisi signing". glasgowwarriors.org.
- ^ "Brive to sign Tonga and Glasgow Warriors tight-head prop Sila Puafisi". BBC Sport. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Sila Puafisi Profile". ESPN scrum.