Jonah Mau'u

Jonah Mau'u (born 28 July 1998) is a New Zealand rugby union player, currently playing for New Orleans Gold. His position is flanker or number 8.^[1]

Jonah Mau'u

Date of birth	(1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Canberra, Australia
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker, Number 8 Current team New Orleans Gold Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2021–2023 Northland 23 (20) 2023 Moana Pasifika 10 (0) 2024– New Orleans Gold 10 (25) Correct as of 4 August 2024

Early career

Mau'u attended Royal School Dungannon in Northern Ireland in 2017.^[2] While in Northern Ireland, he represented Dungannon RFC and also represented Ulster in a friendly fixture.^[3]

Mau'u was born in Canberra, Australia and has Samoan and Croatian parentage. His brothers are both internationals for Croatia at rugby. Mau'u also attended school in Auckland and Hong Kong before settling in Northland.^[4]

Professional career

Mau'u was named in the Northland squad for the 2021 Bunnings NPC season, and was again named in the 2022 squad.^[5] After spending pre-season with the Moana Pasifika side, he was announced in the side for Round 1 of the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Drua.^[6]