Sukanaivalu Ivakuva Hufanga, known as Suka Hufanga (born Vaini, 18 June 1982), is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He plays as a centre.

Career

He played for CA Brive in the French

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, from 2006/07 to 2008/09. He plays for

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in the

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, since 2009/10. The Tongan centre has 30 caps for his National Team, with 5 tries scored, 25 points in aggregate. Hufanga has been in the Tongan squad since 2003. He was selected both for the

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finals, where he played three matches, and the 2007 Rugby World Cup finals, playing all the four matches. Hufanga scored two tries in the narrow losses to

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(25-30) and

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(20-36). He was also called for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, playing in four games.Suka Hufanga Statistics
/ref> He also scored a try in Tonga's historic win over France in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

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1982 births Living people Tongan rugby union players Rugby union centres CA Brive players Expatriate rugby union players in France Tonga international rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Tongan expatriate sportspeople in France Tongan expatriate sportspeople in England Tongan expatriate rugby union players Rugby union players from Tongatapu 2003 Rugby World Cup players 2007 Rugby World Cup players 2011 Rugby World Cup players Newcastle Falcons players {{Tonga-rugbyunion-bio-stub