Jonah Aoina (born 25 February 1996) in a

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player who plays for in the National Provincial Championship (NPC). He has played for the Samoan national team. His playing position is

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Early life

Aoina is from Toamua,

. He arrived in New Zealand in 2013 and attended

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. In 2014 he scored 18 tries for the school's First XV, including five in one game. Aoina has played club rugby for Kaikorai RFC.

Rugby career

Provincial rugby career

He signed for in

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, making his debut on 1 October 2016 in a 54–17 loss against , scoring a try on debut. Aoina has continued playing for Otago since 2016, scoring tries in each of the

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and

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seasons and earning 27 appearances between 2016 and 2020.

International career

Aoina was called up to the Samoa national team in 2021. He made his international debut against the

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on 26 June 2021. Aoina played two tests against

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in July 2021 as part of the Oceania region 2023 Rugby World Cup qualifiers; Samoa would go on to win both matches and qualify for the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aoina, Jonah New Zealand rugby union players Samoan rugby union players Living people Rugby union props Otago rugby union players Rugby union players from Dunedin 1996 births Samoa international rugby union players Southland rugby union players People educated at Otago Boys' High School