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Tongan rugby union player Rugby player
Winston Churchill Mafi
Date of birth (1980-03-21) 21 March 1980 (age 44)
Place of birthNuku’Alofa, Tonga
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight98 kg (216 lb; 15.4 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010-
2007–09		 Cavalieri Prato
Calvisano		 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2004–06 Waratahs ()

Winston Churchill Mafi (born 21 March 1980 in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga) is a Tongan rugby union footballer who usually plays an outside centre. He currently plays for the Rugby Club I Cavalieri Prato club in the Italian Top12. He is the older brother of Alfred Mafi.

In 2000 and 2001 he played for Penrith, before taking two years off to work as a missionary in Victoria. After playing for Sydney University, he was recruited for the Waratahs for their 2004 tour of Argentina. Following the tour he signed a two-year contract. In May 2006 he injured his knee while playing for Eastwood in the Shute Shield final and was sidelined. He was released from the team in 2007.

In June 2010 he extended his contract with Cavalieri.

References

  1. Jamie Pandaram (27 July 2007). "Tongan passes always stick - Mafi reveals secret behind his rapid rise". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 32 – via EBSCOHost.
  2. Phil Wilkins (22 April 2000). "Norths get full worth out of bruised Clayton". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 43 – via EBSCOHost.
  3. ^ Jon Geddes (15 October 2004). "Mafi is man on a mission as he takes up the calling". Daily Telegraph. p. 91 – via EBSCOHost.
  4. Jon Geddes (22 February 2005). "Mafi in rugby heaven - The only Super 12 game this missionary man has been to, he had to pay for. Now he's on the bench - WARATAHS LAUNCH". Daily Telegraph. p. 67 – via EBSCOHost.
  5. "RU: NSW side to field two new caps for tour match". Australian Sports News Wire. 19 October 2004 – via EBSCOHost.
  6. "RU: Mafi secures Waratahs contract" – via EBSCOHost.
  7. "Mafi signs two-year deal". Irish Examiner. 7 November 2004. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  8. "Waratahs sign up Mafi". ESPN. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  9. Ben Kimber (31 May 2006). "From bad to worse: injury puts Hoiles in doubt for New Zealand Maori clash". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 35 – via EBSCOHost.
  10. "RU: Factbox on the NSW Waratahs". Australian Sports News Wire. 2 February 2007 – via EBSCOHost.
  11. "Rugby, ingaggiato il mediano Pino Patelli e Mafi ha prolungato il suo contratto" (in Italian). Il Tierreno. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

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