Sef Fa'agase

Sef Fa'agase

Birth name	Sef Fa'agase
Date of birth	(1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)[1]
School	Shailer 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

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]

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

1. "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.