Ava Seumanufagai

Ava Seumanufagai (born 3 June 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who is the captain-coach of Campbelltown City Kangaroos.

He played his junior football for the Wainuiomata Lions and the Hills District Bulls before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.

[21] In Round 10 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Seumanufagai was sinbinned for punching former Tigers teammate Robbie Farah in the head.

[22] In Round 15 against his future club Cronulla, Seumanufagai played his 100th NRL match in the Tigers 24–22 loss at Shark Park.

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL season, Seumanufagai made his club debut for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks against the North Queensland Cowboys, playing off the interchange bench in the 20–14 loss at 1300SMILES Stadium.

[26] In his first season he made 13 appearances for the Rhinos scoring one try after making his debut in David Furner's last match in charge – a defeat to Salford on 3 May.

[29] On 27 December 2020 the club announced that they were releasing Seumanufagai from the final year of his contract due to "family reasons" as the travel restrictions in place were preventing him from seeing his young daughter.

[33] He played 15 games for Leigh in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished fifth on the table and qualified for the playoffs.

Seumanufagai playing for the Balmain Tigers