Pita Ahki
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| Full name | Pita Jordan Ahki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 24 September 1992 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Kelston Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pita Jordan Ahki (born 24 September 1992) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Top 14 club Toulouse. Born in New Zealand, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.[1]
Club career
Ahki made his provincial debut in 2011 and ahead of the 2013 season he has made 13 appearances and scored 1 try. His impressive ITM Cup performances have seen him named in the Blues wider training squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[2] In August 2017 it was announced that Ahki was signed to Waikato for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup season.[3]
On 19 October 2017, Connacht announced the signing of Pita as cover for Bundee Aki who is expected to join the Ireland team for the 2017 Autumn International Series. No contract length was specified in the announcement.[4] On 3 March 2018, it was announced that Ahki would leave Connacht to join French club Toulouse in the Top 14 from the 2018–19 season.[5]
With Toulouse, he won 5 French Championship titles in 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, and 2 European Rugby Champions Cup titles in 2021 and 2024.
International career
Ahki played for the Tongan under 20s at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.
Ahki played for New Zealand Under 20 in the 2012 tournament in South Africa.[6] He also represented New Zealand Sevens between 2012 and 2016, winning a silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[7]
Honours
- Toulouse
- Champion's Cup : 2021 and 2024.
- Top 14 : 2019 , 2021 , 2023 , 2024 and 2025.
References
- ^ "Pita Ahki RugbyPass Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "2013 Blues Wider Training Group announced". 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Waikato sign Hurricanes centre Pita Ahki". Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Connacht Sign Centre Pita Ahki". www.connachtrugby.ie. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Connacht Star Set To Join Toulouse Next Season". Rugby LAD. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Pita Ahki IRB JWC Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Men's Rugby Sevens Gold Medal Match". results.glasgow2014.com (in español). Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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