Lorenzo Ma'afu
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Lorenzo Ma'afu is a rugby league
player He plays as a prop or in the second-row. He was born in New Zealand with Tongan heritage.
in the National Rugby League
, playing in two games in 2008. In 2009 he joined the Ipswich Jets
in the Queensland Cup
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In 2010 he was banned from the sport for 15 months after his drink was spiked with ecstasy and another recreational drug. Ma'afu's ban will expired on 1 February 2011 and he has since returned to the Jets.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player He plays as a prop or in the second-row. He was born in New Zealand with Tongan heritage.
Playing career
Ma'afu played for the BulldogsCanterbury Bulldogs
The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership, as well as New South Wales Rugby League junior competitions...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
, playing in two games in 2008. In 2009 he joined the Ipswich Jets
Ipswich Jets
The Ipswich Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Ipswich, Queensland.Their name comes from nearby RAAF Base Amberley, one of the largest airbases in Australia. The Jets compete in the Queensland Cup competition...
in the Queensland Cup
Queensland Cup
The Queensland Cup is the premier rugby league football competition in the State of Queensland, Australia.It is a statewide competition with the majority of teams based in South East Queensland but also including sides based in Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton.The competition began in 1996 as a...
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In 2010 he was banned from the sport for 15 months after his drink was spiked with ecstasy and another recreational drug. Ma'afu's ban will expired on 1 February 2011 and he has since returned to the Jets.