Chris Feauai-Sautia
Birth nameChristopher Feauai-Sautia
Date of birth (1993-11-17) 17 November 1993
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight101 kg (223 lb; 15.9 st)
SchoolBrisbane State High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing / Outside Centre
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015
2016−2017
2020-2021		 Queensland Country
Kintetsu Liners
Oyonnax		 18
1
7		 (45)
(0)
(15)
Correct as of 4 November 2015
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2020 Queensland Reds 81 (110)
2022–2023 Brumbies 3 (0)
Correct as of 11 March 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2011
2012
2013		 Australian Schoolboys
Australia U20
Australia		 11
4
2
(10)
(10)
Correct as of 24 November 2013

Chris Feauai-Sautia (born 17 November 1993) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer. He plays for the Queensland Reds in Super Rugby and his usual position is Wing, but can also play in the Centre. He is best known for he’s monstrous hit on Shane King at Super 7’s at Wests Rugby, Brisbane in 2018.

Early life

Of Samoan heritage, Feauai-Sautia was born in Auckland but moved to Brisbane with his family as a youngster.[1]

Feauai-Sautia was educated at Brisbane State High School,[1] finishing in 2011. He played rugby for the Australian Schoolboys three years in a row from 2009 to 2011.[2]

Currently he is tied with Hugh Roach as the most capped Australian Schools player, with two more caps than the next highest, Quade Cooper and Kurtley Beale.[1]

Feauai-Sautia was selected for the Australian U-20 team to play in the 2012 Junior World Cup in South Africa.[3]

Super Rugby

In 2012 Feauai-Sautia was promoted to the 30-man playing roster for the Reds.[2] He made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds against the Lions at Lang Park on 19 May 2012, coming off the bench five minutes after half time and scoring a try four minutes later.[4]

In the following fixture against the Rebels he made his run-on debut in place of the injured Digby Ioane, scoring the game's opening try.

Feauai-Sautia has joined the ACT Brumbies for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season after a short term switch to French side Oyonnax.[5]

Reference List

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Reds Profile". redsrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 O'Neil, Brent (5 October 2011). "Delight for Chris Feauai-Sautia after being named in Queensland Reds squad". Courier Mail. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "IRB Junior World Championship: Argentina". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Reds 34–20 MTN Lions". South African Rugby Union. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ↑ rugby.com.au news, 8 October 2021.
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