Ben Afeaki

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Rugby player

Ben Afeaki

Full name

Ben Tu'umoe Paul Afeaki

Date of birth

(1988-01-12) 12 January 1988 (age 36)

Place of birth

Auckland, New Zealand

Height

193 cm (6 ft 4 in)

Weight

124 kg (273 lb; 19 st 7 lb)

School

Sacred Heart College

Notable relative(s)

Adam Coleman (cousin)

Rugby union career

Senior career
Position(s)	Prop
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2007–2013	North Harbour	58	(20)
2010–2014	Chiefs	36	(5)
Correct as of 29 May 2020
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
2008	New Zealand U20	4	(0)
2010–2013	Māori All Blacks	8	(0)
2013	New Zealand	1	(0)
Correct as of 29 May 2020
Coaching career
Years	Team
2016–2017	North Harbour (assistant)
2018–	Blues (assistant)
2019–	Samoa (assistant)
Correct as of 29 May 2020

Ben Tu'umoe Paul Afeaki (born 12 January 1988) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. His regular playing position was prop. He represented the Chiefs in Super Rugby and North Harbour in the ITM Cup between 2010 and 2014 and also made one appearance for New Zealand in 2013.

Afeaki made his lone test appearance on 8 June 2013, replacing Wyatt Crockett 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 2014 Super Rugby season.^[1]

It was announced in 2017 that Afeaki would become the Blues' Scrum Coach for the 2018 season. Afeaki claimed he was still suffering concussion symptoms at the time.