George Fai

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George Fai
Personal information
Born (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 27)
Logan City, Queensland, Australia
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017–18 Brisbane Broncos 30000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 Queensland Residents 10000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 7 January 2024

George Fai (born 18 October 1996) is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a lock or prop who played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL.

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Background

Fai was born in Logan City, Queensland, Australia.

Career

He appeared for the Brisbane Broncos in the defeat by the Warrington Wolves in the 2017 World Club Series. [3]

On 27 May 2017 Rd 12, Fai made his NRL debut for Brisbane against the New Zealand Warriors.

In 2024 Fai won both the Queensland Cup and the NRL State Championship playing for the Norths Devils. [4] [5] On 11 October, Fai had announced his retirement from the sport. [6]

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References

  1. "George Fai - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 18 October 1996. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  2. "Official NRL profile of George Fai for Brisbane Broncos - NRL". Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. "Warrington 27-18 Brisbane: Wolves' first-half blitz stuns Broncos". Sky Sports. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. "Devils v Dolphins". Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. "Jets v Devils". National Rugby League. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  6. Chalk, Ethan Lee (11 October 2024). "Ex-Broncos forward announces retirement". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 12 October 2024.