Matt Mafi

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Matt Mafi
Full nameMatthew Mafi
Date of birth (1993-05-26) 26 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb)
School St Joseph's College, Nudgee
University Sydney University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Brisbane City
Youth career
Sunnybank
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012−13 Sydney University 10 (0)
2015− Brothers 35 ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014− Brisbane City 21 (0)
2016 Reds 4 (0)
Correct as of 17 August 2016
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 Australia Schoolboys
Correct as of 17 August 2016

Matt Mafi (born 26 May 1993) is an Australian rugby union hooker who currently plays for Brisbane City in Australia's National Rugby Championship. He has also previously represented Super Rugby side, the Queensland Reds. [1] [2] [3]

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Early/provincial career

Mafi was born in Sydney, but attended school in Brisbane at St Joseph's College, Nudgee. He was picked to represent Queensland at schoolboy level in 2008 and played his early junior rugby with the Sunnybank rugby club. He then moved back to Sydney to attend Sydney University where he played some Shute Shield rugby and also won the Colts Premiership with them in 2011. After graduating university it was back to Queensland again this time to play in the local Queensland Premier Rugby competition with Brothers and later in the National Rugby Championship with Brisbane City with whom he was a champion in both 2014 and 2015. [2] [3]

Super Rugby career

After 2 successful seasons with Brisbane City, Mafi was called into the Reds Super Rugby squad during the 2016 Super Rugby season to provide injury cover for Saia Fainga'a. In total, he made 4 substitute appearances during the campaign. [1] [4]

International

Mafi was an Australian Schoolboys representative in 2008. [2]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 17 August 2016 [4]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2016 Reds 404190000000
Total404190000000

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References

  1. 1 2 "St. George Queensland Reds team to play Rebels in Melbourne". Reds Rugby. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 3 "Matt Mafi Brisbane City Player Profile". Reds Rugby. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Matt Mafi Rugby Australia Player Profile". Rugby Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Matt Mafi itsrugby Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 17 August 2016.