Bunty Afoa

Bunty Afoa, New Zealand rugby league player

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Born: August 20, 1996
Age in 2026: 30
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1996

About Bunty Afoa

Iulio "Bunty" Afoa is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). Afoa made 23 appearances for New Zealand in the 2018 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals for the first time since 2011. Iulio "Bunty" Afoa (born 20 August 1996) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL). Bunty was previously the longest-serving player at the New Zealand Warriors, with an unbroken sequence that stretched across 10 seasons.

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Bunty Afoa timeline

1996Iulio "Bunty" Afoa (born 20 August 1996) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League (NRL).
2018Afoa made 23 appearances for New Zealand in the 2018 NRL season as the club qualified for the finals for the first time since 2011.

The world when Bunty Afoa was born

Bunty Afoa was born in 1996. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1996

#1 song"Macarena" – Los Del Rio
Top movieThe English Patient
Top TV showER
Best-selling bookThe Runaway Jury – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMichael Jordan leads Bulls to 72-10 record and 4th NBA title
Top headlineCentennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
Technology milestoneDolly the sheep — first mammal cloned from an adult cell
Defining fadMacarena dance craze
Notable inventionPalm Pilot
World population5.77 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population265.2M

1996 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bunty Afoa's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1996	2026
Gas	$1.23	$3.45/gal
Average home	$115,800	$435,000
Average income	$44,006	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.75	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.42	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.32	$0.73
Population	265.2M	341 million

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