Isaac Fe'aunati

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| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand

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| weight = {{convert|107|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

| position = No. 8

| amatyears1 = 1994–1997

| amatteam1 = Marist St Pats

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| repyears1 = 1996-2006

| repcaps1 = 13

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| years2 = 1997-2000

| years3 = 2000-2001

| years4 = 2001-2003

| years5 = 2003-2008

| clubs1 = Melrose

| clubs2 = London Irish

| clubs3 = Rotherham

| clubs4 = Leeds Tykes

| clubs5 = Bath

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| coachteams1 = Bishop Vesey's Grammar School

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Isaac "Zak" Fe'aunati (born 23 July 1973) is a Samoan former rugby union player. He played as a number eight.

Career

Fe'aunati was born in Wellington, New Zealand. In September 1995 he joined Melrose,{{cite web

|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/kiwi-makes-quick-debut-for-melrose-1.661916

|title=Kiwi makes quick debut for Melrose

|publisher=The Herald

|date=13 September 1995

|access-date=11 March 2015}} debuting for the club in their 31–3 home victory over Hawick on 13 September 1995.{{cite web

|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/practice-pays-for-chalmers-1.661755

|title=Practice pays for Chalmers

|publisher=The Herald

|date=14 September 1995

|access-date=11 March 2015}}

He retired from professional rugby in 2008 to take up a coaching position at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School on 2 June 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12331_3499275,00.html |title=Feaunati hangs up his big boots |publisher=Sky Sports |date=30 April 2008 |access-date=2 May 2008}}{{cite web |url=http://www.planet-rugby.co.za/Story/0,18259,3551_3499233,00.html |title=Balshaw extends, Feaunati retires |publisher=Planet Rugby |date=30 April 2008 |access-date=2 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024211419/http://www.planet-rugby.co.za/Story/0%2C18259%2C3551_3499233%2C00.html |archive-date=24 October 2008 |url-status=dead }} He also played Jonah Lomu in the 2009 film Invictus.{{cite web |url=http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6242:feaunati-hits-hollywood&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=53 |title=Feaunati hits Hollywood |publisher=Samoaobserver.ws |access-date=22 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093942/http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6242:feaunati-hits-hollywood&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=53 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}

In July 2014, Fe'aunati stepped down from his position at Bishop Vesey's Grammar School to return with his family to New Zealand.