Isaac Fe'aunati
| Date of birth | 23 July 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Isaac "Zak" Fe'aunati (born 23 July 1973) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He played as a number eight.
Career
[edit]Fe'aunati was born in Wellington, New Zealand. In September 1995 he joined Melrose,[1] debuting for the club in their 31–3 home victory over Hawick on 13 September 1995.[2]
He retired from professional rugby in 2008 to take up a coaching position at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School on 2 June 2008.[3][4] He also played Jonah Lomu in the 2009 film Invictus.[5] In July 2014, Fe'aunati stepped down from his position at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School to return with his family to New Zealand.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kiwi makes quick debut for Melrose". The Herald. 13 September 1995. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Practice pays for Chalmers". The Herald. 14 September 1995. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Feaunati hangs up his big boots". Sky Sports. 30 April 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ "Balshaw extends, Feaunati retires". Planet Rugby. 30 April 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2008.
- ^ "Feaunati hits Hollywood". Samoaobserver.ws. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
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