Sef Fa'agase
Birth nameSef Fa'agase
Date of birth (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991
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
2014–2022
2014
2015–2017
2020
2021		 Wests Bulldogs
Queensland University
Brisbane City
Queensland Country
Yokohama Canon Eagles
New England Free Jacks

8
22
6
11

(0)
(15)
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 16 February 2022
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018
2019
2020		 Canterbury
Wellington
Otago		 11
7
2		 (5)
(0)
(0)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2018
2019
2022
2022–		 Queensland Reds
Highlanders
Rebels
Reds		 46
3
2
17		 (5)
(0)
(0)
(0)
Correct as of 3 June 2022

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]

Fa'agase 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]

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

As of 30 May 2022[8]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2015Reds8081900000000
2016Reds154114370000000
2017Reds11926100000010
2018Reds9091331000500
2019Highlanders303700000000
2022Rebels202500000000
2022Reds404960000000
Total5213391,5861000510

References

  1. 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.
  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.
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