Tevin Arona
Personal information
Full nameTevin Arona
Born (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995
New Zealand
Playing information
PositionHooker, Halfback, Five-eighth
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Cook Islands 2 1 0 0 4
Source: [1]
As of 31 October 2022

Tevin Arona (born 5 September 1995) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker, halfback or five-eighth for the Auckland Vulcans.

Background

Arona was born in New Zealand. He is of Cook Islands descent.[2]

He played his junior rugby league for the Hornby Panthers.[3]

Playing career

Club career

Arona played in the NSW Cup for the New Zealand Warriors between 2017 and 2019.[4]

He joined the Tweed Seagulls ahead of the 2021 Queensland Cup season.[5]

Arona joined the Auckland Vulcans ahead of the 2022 season.[6]

International career

Arona played for the Cook Islands at the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.[7] He made three appearances and scored a try at the competition.[8]

In 2019 he made his international début for the Cook Islands against the United States of America.

In 2022 Arona was named in the Cook Islands squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[9]

References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. "Tevin Arona". Zero Tackle.
  3. 2022 Auckland Vulcans Men's Squad Announced
  4. "Tevin Arona » League Unlimited". League Unlimited.
  5. "Nothingbutleague stats".
  6. 2022 Auckland Vulcans Men's Squad Announced
  7. Walter, Brad (17 October 2019). "How Cook Islands plan to become the 'new Tonga'". NRL.com. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  8. Cook Islands World Cup 9s profile
  9. Darbyshire, Drew (October 4, 2022). "Full list of every squad at the Rugby League World Cup 2021". LoveRugbyLeague.
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