Sitiveni Mafi (born 9 December 1989) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Oyonnax. Born in Australia, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
 Mafi representing Greater Sydney Rams during the National Rugby Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Sitiveni Mafi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 December 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Westfields Sports High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career edit
Mafi previously played for the Leicester Tigers and New South Wales Waratahs.[1][2][3] Mafi played as a replacement during the 2013 Premiership final as Leicester defeated Northampton Saints.[4] In the final of the 2017–18 Top 14 season he scored a try after coming on as a replacement as Castres defeated Montpellier.[5]
He is the grandson of former Tonga captain Sione Mafi Pahulu.[6] He attended Westfields Sports High School and played his Junior rugby at Parramatta Two Blues in Sydneys west. In 2007 he played for the Australian Schoolboys.
Career statistics edit
Club summary edit
| Year | Team | Played | Start | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drop | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Force | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 26 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
Honours edit
- Leicester Tigers
- Castres
References edit
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "Leicester swoop for Mafi". Scrum.com. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Senior".
- ^ "Aviva Premiership final: Leicester 37-17 Northampton". BBC. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Meet Steve Mafi: The Tigers' Tongan hitman". 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
External links edit
- ARU profile
- Steve Mafi at ESPNscrum
- Steve Mafi at ItsRugby.co.uk
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