Sef Fa'agase
| Full name | Sef Fa'agase | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb)[1] | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010–13 2014– 2014 2015− |
Wests Bulldogs University Brisbane City Queensland Country |
8 14 |
(0) (15) |
| correct as of 4 November 2015. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2015− | Reds | 23 | (0) |
| correct as of 21 July 2016. | |||
Sef Fa'agase (born 3 May 1991), is an Australian rugby union player of Samoan descent. His usual position is prop. He plays for Brisbane City in the National Rugby Championship and for Queensland Reds in Super Rugby.
Early life
Fa'agase was born in Auckland, New Zealand but moved to Australia as a young boy with his family.[1] He played junior rugby union for the Beaudesert Warriors from the age of 12 to 15,[2] Berrinba East State School where he spent a brief period playing rugby league and attended Shailer Park State High School.[1]
Rugby career
Fa'agase played for Wests Bulldogs in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition before being selected for the ARU's National Academy in 2012. He played for Reds A in the Pacific Rugby Cup in 2013 and 2014,[1] and joined the University of Queensland Rugby Club which won the premiership in 2014.[3]
The Brisbane City coach Nick Stiles recruited Fa'agase to play in the 2014 National Rugby Championship. He became a regular starter for the team during the season and was the starting tighthead prop in Brisbane's grand final win against Perth Spirit.[4]
He made his Super Rugby debut against the Waratahs on 7 March 2015, as the Reds' replacement tighthead prop.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Sef Faages profile". Brisbane City. Reds Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Queensland Reds player Sef Fa'agase inspires Beaudesert Warriors: Photos". The Beaudesert Times. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Queensland Premier Rugby grand final preview - University of Queensland v Sunnybank". Reds Rugby. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ↑ "Brisbane City v Perth Spirit at Brisbane". ESPN Scrum. 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Reds v Waratahs at Brisbane". ESPN Scrum. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.