Asa Amone


Aasaeli 'Amone, also known by the nickname "Asa"', is a Tongan former List of [dual-code rugby internationals|dual code international] rugby union and rugby league footballer. He played representative rugby union for Tonga, as a fly-half, and representative rugby league for Tonga, and at club level for Halifax Blue Sox and Featherstone Rovers, as a or.

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 Rugby [Football League Championship Second Division|First Division] Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.
He also played for various clubs in New Zealand, and was noted for appearances for the Australian club Orange Hawks. In 2006 he joined the Qantas Cyms team.
As of 2011, he worked in a mine in Western Australia.