John Fifita is a Tonga

Tonga

Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...

n former rugby league

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 who represented his country

Tonga national rugby league team

The Tonga national rugby league team is a national sporting side, representing Tonga in rugby league football. Rugby league is a popular sport in Tonga, and the national team has become one of the best performed nations in the world...

 in the 1986 Pacific Cup

1986 Pacific Cup

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 and played professionally in England and Australia. His nephew Andrew

Andrew Fifita

Andrew Fifita is an Indigenous Australian rugby league player with a Tongan father who currently plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He plays as a prop and can also play as a second-row...

 has also represented Tonga.

Playing career

Fifita played for the St George Dragons between 1985 and 1990, starting in 74 first grade matches for the club.

In 1986 Fifita was part of the Tonga side that competed in the 1986 Pacific Cup

1986 Pacific Cup

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. He was named in the team of the tournament. He again represented Tonga at the 1988 Pacific Cup

1988 Pacific Cup

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.

In the 1987/88 off-season Fifita travelled to England and played for the Castleford

Castleford Tigers

Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...

club.