Fehi Fineanganofo

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Fehi Fineanganofo
Date of birth (2002-08-31) 31 August 2002 (age 21) [1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
School Auckland Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Bay of Plenty Steamers
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Bay of Plenty Steamers ()
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
2023– New Zealand

Fehi Fineanganofo (born 31 August 2002) is a New Zealand rugby union player.

Contents

Early life

He attended Auckland Grammar School and played for the New Zealand Schools team in 2020. [3]

Career

He plays domestic rugby union for Bay of Plenty Steamers at centre. [4]

He made his debut for New Zealand national rugby sevens team in Los Angeles in 2023. [5] He signed a full time contract with the team for the 2024 season. [6] [7] Described as New Zealand's "breakthrough star" of 2024, [8] he played as New Zealand won the Singapore leg of the 2023–24 SVNS in May 2024. [9]

He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fehi Fineanganofo". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Fehi Fineanganofo". All Rugby. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "13 Auckland Rugby players named in the NZ Secondary Schools and NZ Barbarians Schools squads". sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Kermeen, Mat (22 September 2023). "Bay of Plenty overcomes gritty Northland 32-26 to secure critical bonus point victory". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "ALL BLACKS SEVENS SET FOR LOS ANGELES AND VANCOUVER LEG". allblacks.com. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Fehi Fineanganofo". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "NEW TALENT JOINS SEVENS SQUADS IN PINNACLE YEAR". allblacks.com. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Lyall, Jamie (17 July 2024). "Paris Olympics: Men's rugby sevens team-by-team guide". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "NZ men's and women's sevens do double in Singapore". rnz.co.nz. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  10. ↑ "Rugby Sevens teams named for Paris Olympics". nzrugby.co.nz. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Paris 2024: Nine Olympic Debutants In Rugby Sevens Teams". Pacific Scoop. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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