Folau Fainga'a

Folau Fainga'a

Fainga'a on November 12, 2022
Full name	Folau Fainga'a
Born	(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 30) Sydney, Australia [1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2017 Sydney University 33 (60) Correct as of 19 July 2022 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2016 NSW Country Eagles 5 (6) 2017 Canberra Vikings 6 (25) Correct as of 15 October 2017 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2022 Brumbies 63 (170) 2023 – present Western Force () Correct as of 17 July 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 Australia U20 3 (5) 2018–pres. Australia 38 (35) Correct as of 22 August 2022

Folau Fainga'a (born 5 May 1995) is an Australian professional rugby union player who currently plays at hooker for the Western Force. He previously played for the ACT Brumbies and the NSW Country Eagles. ^[2] Folau is currently signed on with Rugby Australia and was selected for the Australian national rugby team, the Wallabies, for the 2022 season.

Career

Fainga'a began his senior rugby career with Sydney University. ^[3] He played for that club in the Shute Shield for three seasons starting from 2015. ^[2] Fainga'a was selected for the Australian Under-20 team in 2015 and played at the World Championship in Italy. ^[1] He was also part of the Sydney Stars squad for the National Rugby Championship (NRC) that year but did not play any matches for the team. Fainga'a made his NRC debut off the bench for the NSW Country Eagles in 2016 against the Canberra Vikings. ^[4]

Fainga'a signed an extended player squad contract with the Brumbies for the 2018 season, ^[5] joining the Canberra Vikings late in the 2017 season. ^[2] After impressing in his play for the Vikings, Fainga'a was invited by Australian national coach Michael Cheika to join the Wallabies squad as a development player ahead of the third Test for the Bledisloe Cup and Barbarians F.C. matches in October 2017. ^[6]

International tries

As of 3 July 2022 ^[7]

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	New Zealand	Perth, Australia	Optus Stadium	2021 Rugby Championship	5 September 2021	Loss	21-38
2	Argentina	Gold Coast, Australia	Cbus Super Stadium	2021 Rugby Championship	2 October 2021	Win	17-32
3	England	Perth, Australia	Optus Stadium	2022 England rugby union tour of Australia	2 July 2022	Win	30-28
4	England	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2022 England rugby union tour of Australia	16 July 2022	Loss	17–21
5	Argentina	Mendoza, Argentina	Estadio Malvinas Argentinas	2022 Rugby Championship	6 August 2022	Win	26–41

Super Rugby statistics

As of 14 July 2018  ^[2]

Season	Team	Games	Start	Sub	Mins	T	C	PG	DG	Pts	YC	RC
2018	Brumbies	13	12	1	891	3	0	0	0	15	1	1
Total		12	12	1	891	3	0	0	0	15	1	1

References

1. "Folau Fainga'a". Australian Rugby. 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
2. "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.
3. Pandaram, Jamie (5 March 2016). "Super Rugby: Waratahs hooking crisis could hand rookie Folau debut against Highlanders". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
4. "Folau Fainga'a: National Rugby Championship 2016–2017". It's Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
5. Dutton, Chris (11 August 2017). "AACT Brumbies sign Folau Faingaa as hooker to bolster Super Rugby squad". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
6. Dutton, Chris (14 October 2017). "ACT Brumbies recruit Folau Faingaa called into Wallabies Bledisloe Cup squad". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
7. "Folau FAINGA'A profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 3 July 2022.