Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Tuesday, 24th November, 1942
- Died
- Tuesday, 30th January, 1973 (Aged 30 years and 67 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Nadi, Fiji
Known Family Links
- Brother
- Inosi Toga
Biography
Giant Fijian forward, along with brother Inosi Toga, became crowd favourites with Dragons fans. Apisai Toga spent two seasons with Lancashire club Rochdale in the late 1960s but during training prior to the 1973 season the likeable clubman died of tetanus poisoning from a coral injury he had suffered in Fiji during the off-season.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Additional Notes
Toga went home to Fiji during the 1972–73 off season, and cut his foot on coral and barbed wire which resulted in him dying of tetanus poisoning on 30 January 1973 after collapsing during a pre-season training run at Carss Park, NSW.
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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Craven Mild Cup | 8 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
NRL | 65 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 64.62% | List | ||||
NRL Finals | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
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NRL/NSWRL - By Year | ||||||||||||||
Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1968 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1969 | 19 | 6 | - | - | 18 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 63.16% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1970 | 15 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 60.00% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1971 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 3 | 1 | 73.33% | List | |||
St George | NSWRFL 1972 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 60.00% | List | |||
NRL/NSWRL - By Team | ||||||||||||||
Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
St George | 1968-72 | 65 | 9 | - | - | 27 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 64.62% | List |
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Max Turner, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Andrew Ferguson, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann
Your Say
18/10/2013
I WORKED FOR MANY YEARS JUST ACROSS FROM JUBILEE OVAL , AND AFTER WORK WE OFTEN HAD A COOLING ALE AT THE ROYAL HOTEL IN CARLTON.MANY OF THE SAINTS PLAYERS AFTER TRAINING USED TO COME IN.APISAI AND HIS BROTHER INOSI USED TO PLAY THE GUITAR AND SING SONGS ,WONDERFUL FRIENDLY GUYS,GREAT PLAYERS,GREAT MEMORIES.WHEN THEY SHOOK YOUR HAND YOU STAYED SHOOK.
11/12/2014
Remember one game at Jubilee when Apasai got the ball near the touchline , looked across and threw a gridiron pass of nearly 30 metres to the winger on the other side ! A character.
31/01/2024
His birthday was November 6, 1945.
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