Charlie Fetoai

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Charlie Fetoai
Birth nameCharlie Fetoai
Date of birth (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
School Brisbane State High School
Rugby league career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006 Toowoomba Clydesdales ? (?)
2006 Aspley Devils ? (?)
2007 Brisbane Broncos ? (8)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Queensland Reds
Youth career
- Souths Acacia Ridge
Souths
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Souths ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007 ‐ Queensland Reds 7 (5)
National sevens team(s)
YearsTeamComps
Australia

Charlie Fetoai (born 11 January 1987) is a rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition. [1]

Contents

Charlie Fetoai's position of choice is as a centre.

Background

Fetoai was born in Auckland, New Zealand.

Career

Fetoai won a gold medal with Australia's Rugby Seven's team at the Commonwealth Youth Games in December 2004. [2]

He was contracted to the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL but he opted to turn his hand at Rugby Union with the Queensland Reds and play in the Super Rugby competition. [3]

Fetoai debuted with Queensland Reds as a substitute against the Hurricanes on 3 February 2007. [4] His first start for the Reds came on 15 March 2008 against the Bulls at Suncorp Stadium. [5] His career was cut short after breaking his neck while playing for Sunnybank. [6] He cracked his C2 vertebra and sustained spinal bruising. [7]

Outside rugby

Fetoai founded a dance troupe called the Academy of Brothers who went on to compete in Australia's Got Talent in 2013 [8] where they came third. [9] Academy of Brothers also competed at the 2013 World Hip Hop Championships where they placed fifth. [10] He went on to found a dance academy in Moorooka. [11]

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References

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  4. Smith, Wayne (10 February 2007), "Jones retains his pack mentality", The Australian
  5. Smith, Wayne (17 March 2008), "Mooney agonises over spot for Barnes", The Australian
  6. Badel, Peter (29 November 2009), "My dream's over - Broken neck ends Reds star's career", The Courier Mail
  7. Tucker, Jim (27 July 2009), "Relieved Fetoai steps past his paralysis fears", The Courier Mail
  8. "AOB dominate talent contest", Albert & Logan News, 5 September 2013
  9. "Hot new talent rises to the top", Cairns Post, 11 November 2013
  10. "band of brothers hip to agt", The Courier Mail, 25 August 2013
  11. Dawson, Andrew (27 March 2014), "More than just dance", Albert & Logan News