Addin Fonua-Blake

Addin Fonua-Blake (born 6 November 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for both Tonga and New Zealand at international level.

He previously played for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles and New Zealand Warriors in the NRL.

Fonua-Blake was born in Meadowbank, New South Wales, Australia. He is of New Zealand and Tongan descent.

He played his junior rugby league for the Mascot Jets, before being signed by the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

After playing lower grades with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2011 and Parramatta Eels in 2012, Fonua-Blake joined the St. George Illawarra Dragons in 2013. In 2013 and 2014, he played for St. George Illawarra's NYC team.

In 2014, he co-captained the side. On 2 September 2014, he was named on the interchange bench in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year.

On 18 October 2014, he played for the Junior Kiwis against the Junior Kangaroos, before re-signing with St. George Illawarra on a contract to the end of 2016. On 19 January 2015, he was stood down by the club due to disciplinary reasons, before having his contract terminated on 30 June 2015 when he pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend. At the end of 2015, he was granted approval by the NRL to train with the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles from 1 November of the same year.

After playing in five Intrust Super Premiership NSW matches for the Manly-Warringah club, Fonua-Blake was cleared to be eligible to play in the NRL after satisfying the NRL Integrity Unit that he had completed a comprehensive off-field counselling and development program. This allowed him to make his NRL debut for Manly-Warringah against the Parramatta Eels in Round 7 of the 2016 NRL season.