Mele Hufanga

Mele Hufanga (born 18 October 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays in the midfield for the Marist Rugby Club, provincially for Auckland and the Blues Women. She has represented Tonga internationally in rugby league.[1][2]

Mele Hufanga
Date of birth (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994
Place of birthCentre
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Rugby union career
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Blues 3 (5)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2018 Auckland 46 (195)
2020 Counties Manukau 6 ()

Biography

Hufanga scored 16 tries for Auckland in the 2015 Farah Palmer Cup season.[2][1] Hufanga played for Counties Manukau in the 2020 season of the Farah Palmer Cup.[3][1][4] In 2021 she played for the Moana Pasifika women's sevens team at the Takiwhitu Tutūru tournament in Wellington.[5][6][7]

Hufanga signed with the Blues for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[8][9][10] She scored a try in their match against Matatū in round 2 of the 2022 Super Rugby Aupiki season.[11][12][13]

References
  1. Stanley, Ashley (25 May 2021). "Super Rugby: Culture and values a winning recipe for Moana Pasifika". Stuff. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "MELE HUFANGA - Tackling Pasifika health challenges head-on". www.thecoconet.tv. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Talented squad selected for 2020 Farah Palmer Cup Campaign". Counties Manukau Rugby Football Union. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Counties Manukau: PREVIEW 2020". allblacks.com. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Takiwhitu Tuturu has provided an ideal training ground for NZ". Planet Sevens. 19 April 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Teams announced for Takiwhitu Tūturu". allblacks.com. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. "Moana Pasifika women make rugby history". Nukualofa Times. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "Inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki squads announced". www.voxy.co.nz. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Women's Super Rugby squads announced for 2022". ClubRugby.nz. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "19 Auckland Rugby players named in Super Rugby Aupiki squads". www.aucklandrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. Burnes, Campbell (15 March 2022). "Blues full of merit in downing Matatū". superrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Powell, Alex (15 March 2022). "Super Rugby Aupiki: Blues defeat Matatū to notch first competitive victory in competition debut". Newshub. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  13. Reive, Christopher (15 March 2022). "Super Rugby Aupiki: Strong attack lifts Blues to impressive win over Matatū". NZ Herald. Retrieved 21 March 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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