Ben Tu'umoe Paul Afeaki (born 12 January 1988) is a former New Zealand

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footballer. His regular playing position was

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. He represented the Chiefs in

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and North Harbour in the

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between 2010 and 2014 and also made one appearance for in 2013. Afeaki made his lone test appearance on 8 June 2013, replacing

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with five minutes left during a 23–13 victory over France. He retired in April 2015, aged 27, after failing to recover from a concussion sustained during the

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. It was announced in 2017 that Afeaki would become the

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' Scrum Coach for the 2018 season. Afeaki claimed he was still suffering concussion symptoms at the time.

References

External links

* All Blacks Bi

Chiefs profile

North Harbour

Yahoo NZ profile

Living people 1988 births New Zealand international rugby union players Chiefs (rugby union) players Rugby union props New Zealand sportspeople of Tongan descent North Harbour rugby union players Rugby union players from Auckland People educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1980s-stub