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Rugby player
Latu Makaafi
Birth nameLatu Makaafi
Date of birth (1982-08-17) August 17, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birthFaleloa, Tonga
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight107 kg (236 lb; 16 st 12 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Current team Hull
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000-2006 Bradford & Bingley 39 (85)
2006-2008 Jersey ()
2008-2009 Hull 20 (41)
2009-2011 Wharfedale 25 (60)
2011-2012 Doncaster 45 (25)
2012-2013 Rotherham 17 (0)
2013-2014 Jersey 18 (0)
2014-17 Doncaster 24 (45)
2017- Coventry ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003- Tonga 1 (0)
– Tonga u-21

Latu Makaafi, also spelt as Latu Maka'afi, (born 1982) is a Tongan rugby union flanker and Number 8 who plays for Hull having previously been at Coventry.

Rugby career

Makaafi started playing rugby in England in 2000 when he started playing for Bradford & Bingley RFC. In 2006, he signed for London 2 South club Jersey Reds, becoming the first professional player for Jersey after receiving a work permit from the States of Jersey Customs and Immigration Service. In 2008, Makaafi signed for Hull. In October 2008, he was suspended from playing rugby for 8 weeks by the Yorkshire Rugby Football Union after being sent off for punching. In 2009, Makaafi signed for Wharfedale R.U.F.C. In 2011, he left Wharfedale for Doncaster Knights. In leaving Wharfedale Makaafi recommended that fellow Tongan Talite Vaioleti would replace him at Wharfedale. In 2012, Makaafi moved to fellow RFU Championship team Rotherham Titans for the 2012–13 RFU Championship season as part of a mass exodus of players from Doncaster Knights. During his time at Rotherham Titans, Makaafi played as a guest player at his old club, Bradford & Bingley for a match between a Bradford Salem Select XV and Bradford Grammar School. In 2013, it was announced that Makaafi would return to Jersey for their 2013–14 season. Following a season at Jersey it was announced that Latu would be returning to Doncaster for the 2014–15 season. Late in the 2016–2017 season, it was announced by Coventry Rugby that he had signed for them for the 2017–2018 season from Doncaster.

International career

Makaafi has represented Tonga at a number of levels. He has represented the Tonga national under-20 rugby union team.

Honours

Bradford & Bingley

Hull

Wharfedale

References

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