Tevin Arona (born 5 September 1995) is a Cook Islands international

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Background

Arona was born in

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. He is of

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descent. He played his junior rugby league for the

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Playing career

Club career

Arona played in the NSW Cup for the

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between 2017 and 2019. He joined the

Tweed Seagulls The Tweed Heads Seagulls, often referred to simply as Tweed or Seagulls or Tweed Seagulls, is a rugby league club based in Tweed Heads, New South Wales. It is one of only two non-Queensland teams to play in the Queensland Cup, along with the ...

ahead of the

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season. Arona joined the

ahead of the 2022 season.

International career

Arona played for the Cook Islands at the

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. He made three appearances and scored a try at the competition. In 2019 he made his international début for the

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against the

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. In 2022 Arona was named in the Cook Islands squad for the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Reuben 1997 births Living people Cook Islands national rugby league team players Cook Island rugby league players New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand sportspeople of Cook Island descent Rugby league second-rows New Zealand expatriate rugby league players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate rugby league players in Australia Cook Island expatriate rugby league players Cook Island expatriate sportspeople in Australia