Folau Fainga'a

Folau Fainga'a (born 5 May 1995) is an Australian professional rugby union player who currently plays at hooker for the ACT Brumbies. He previously played for the NSW Country Eagles.[2]

Folau Fainga'a
Full nameFolau Fainga'a
Date of birth (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995
Place of birthSydney, Australia[1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Canberra Vikings / Brumbies
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2017 Sydney University 33 (60)
Correct as of 24 June 2017
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 NSW Country Eagles 5 (6)
2017 Canberra Vikings 6 (25)
Correct as of 15 October 2017
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–pres. Brumbies 23 (60)
Current local club Canberra Vikings / Brumbies
Correct as of 4 May 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Australia U20 3 (5)
2018–pres. Australia 11 (0)
Correct as of 19 September 2019

Career

Fainga'a began his senior rugby career with Sydney University.[3] He played for that club in the Shute Shield for three seasons starting from 2015.[2] Fainga'a was selected in the Australian Under-20 team in 2015 and played at the World Championship in Italy.[1] He was also part of the Sydney Stars squad for the National Rugby Championship (NRC) that year but did not play any matches for the team. Fainga'a made his NRC debut off the bench for the NSW Country Eagles in 2016, against the Canberra Vikings.[4]

Fainga'a signed an extended player squad contract with the Brumbies for the 2018 season,[5] joining the Canberra Vikings late in the 2017 season.[2] After impressing in his play for the Vikings, Fainga'a was invited by Australian national coach Michael Cheika to join the Wallabies squad as a development player ahead of the third Test for the Bledisloe Cup and Barbarians F.C. matches in October 2017.[6]

Super Rugby statistics
As of 14 July 2018 [2]
SeasonTeam Games Start Sub Mins T C PG DG Pts YC RC
2018 Brumbies 1312189130001511
Total 1212189130001511
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References
  1. "Folau Fainga'a". Australian Rugby. 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
  3. Pandaram, Jamie (5 March 2016). "Super Rugby: Waratahs hooking crisis could hand rookie Folau debut against Highlanders". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. "Folau Fainga'a: National Rugby Championship 2016–2017". It's Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  5. Dutton, Chris (11 August 2017). "AACT Brumbies sign Folau Faingaa as hooker to bolster Super Rugby squad". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. Dutton, Chris (14 October 2017). "ACT Brumbies recruit Folau Faingaa called into Wallabies Bledisloe Cup squad". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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