Leicester Fainga'anuku

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Leicester Ofa Ki Wales Twickenham Fainga'anuku (born 11 October 1999) is a Tongan born New Zealand rugby union player who plays for Tasman in the Bunnings NPC competition and the Crusaders in Super Rugby.^[1] His position of choice is wing.^[2]

Early career[]

Fainga'anuku was educated at Nelson College, where he was captain of the school's top side.^[3]

Tasman[]

Fainga'anuku was named in the Tasman Mako squad for the 2018 Mitre 10 Cup and made his debut in Round 8 when Tasman played Otago at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin coming off the bench in a 21–47 win for the Mako.^[4] He was part of the Tasman team that won the Mitre 10 Cup for the first time in 2019. He was again part of the Mako side that won the 2020 Mitre 10 Cup. Fainga’anuku had an outstanding 2021 Bunnings NPC as Tasman made the final before losing 23–20 to Waikato.

Crusaders[]

Fainga'anuku was named in the Crusaders squad for the 2019 Super Rugby season signing him on a three year deal.^[5][6] He made his debut off the bench against the Brumbies in Round 11 but that was the only game he played in the 2019 season as the Crusaders went on to win their third Super Rugby title in a row.^[7] In 2020 Leicester made 11 appearances as the Crusaders won Super Rugby Aotearoa. Fainga’anuku starred during the 2021 Super Rugby Aotearoa season as the side won their fifth title in a row.

North v South[]

Fainga'anuku was named in the South Island squad for the North vs South rugby union match in 2020, coming off the bench in a 38-35 win for the South.

Moana Pasifika[]

Fainga'anuku was named in the Moana Pasifika squad to play the Maori All Blacks in late 2020, starting in the number 14 jersey in a 28-21 loss.

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