Sef Fa'agase

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Sef Fa'agase
Birth nameSef Fa'agase
Date of birth (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 30)
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)[1]
SchoolShailer Park State High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Current team New England Free Jacks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–13
2014–
2014
2015−2017		 Wests Bulldogs
Queensland University
Brisbane City
Queensland Country

8
22

(0)
(15)
Correct as of 5 May 2021
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018
2019
2020-2021		 Canterbury
Wellington Lions
Otago		 11
7
2		 5
0
0
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015−2018
2019
 Queensland Reds
Highlanders
 46
3		 (5)
Correct as of 5 May 2021

Sef Fa'agase (born 5 March 1991), is an Australian rugby union player of Samoan descent. His usual position is prop. He plays for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR).[2]

He previously played 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,[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

He made his Super Rugby debut against the Brumbies on 12 February as the Reds' replacement tighthead prop.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Sef Faages profile". Brisbane City. Reds Rugby. 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ^ https://www.djrugbycoil.com/2020/12/17/new-england-free-jacks-sef-faagase/
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Brisbane City v Perth Spirit at Brisbane". ESPN Scrum. 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Reds v Waratahs at Brisbane". ESPN Scrum. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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