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]

Sef Fa'agase
Birth nameSef Fa'agase
Date of birth (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 33)
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 Reds / Otago
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–13 Wests Bulldogs ()
2014–2022 Queensland University ()
2014 Brisbane City 8 (0)
2015–2017 Queensland Country 22 (15)
2020 Yokohama Canon Eagles 6 (0)
2021 New England Free Jacks 11 (0)
Correct as of 16 February 2022
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Canterbury 11 (5)
2019 Wellington 7 (0)
2020 Otago 2 (0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2018 Queensland Reds 46 (5)
2019 Highlanders 3 (0)
2022 Rebels 2 (0)
2022– Reds 26 (0)
Correct as of 7 June 2024

Fa'agase previously played for Brisbane City in the National Rugby Championship and for Queensland Reds in Super Rugby.

Early life

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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

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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]

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

In 2020, Fa'agase was signed to a two-year deal by the New England Free Jacks in the Major League Rugby competition. While in the United States Fa'agase played for the Division 1 Mystic River Rugby Club.[7]

Super Rugby statistics

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As of 30 May 2022[8]
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red
2015 Reds 8 0 8 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Reds 15 4 11 437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Reds 11 9 2 610 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018 Reds 9 0 9 133 1 0 0 0 5 0 0
2019 Highlanders 3 0 3 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Rebels 2 0 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Reds 4 0 4 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 52 13 39 1,586 1 0 0 0 5 1 0

References

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  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. ^ Sef Fa'agase
  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.
  7. ^ Staff (17 December 2020). "Free Jacks sign ex-Reds prop Sef Fa'agase". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.