Mele Hufanga

Mele Hufanga
Date of birth (1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2018 Auckland 46 (195)
2020 Counties Manukau 6 (5)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Blues Women 2 (5)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022  Tonga 3 (35)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2022 Ponsonby Ponies 12 10 15 0 70
2023– Brisbane Broncos 13 14 0 0 40
Total 25 24 15 0 110
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 Tonga 1 0 0 0 0
2022– New Zealand 7 6 0 0 24
2023 Auckland 1 1 0 0 4

Mele Hufanga (born 18 October 1994) is a New Zealand rugby player. She has competed for Tonga internationally in rugby union, and for Tonga and New Zealand in rugby league.[1][2] She played for the Blues Women in the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki in 2022. She also made her test debut for the Tonga women's national rugby union team. She competed for the Kiwi Ferns at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup.

  1. ^ Stanley, Ashley (25 May 2021). "Super Rugby: Culture and values a winning recipe for Moana Pasifika". Stuff. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  2. ^ "MELE HUFANGA - Tackling Pasifika health challenges head-on". www.thecoconet.tv. Retrieved 21 March 2022.