Saia Fainga'a

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Saia Fainga'a
Birth nameSaia M. Fainga'a
Date of birth (1987-02-02) 2 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth
Vili Fainga'a
Anthony Fainga'a
Colby Fainga'a[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker[3]
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007
2014–2017
2017–2020		 Canberra Vikings
Queensland Country
London Irish		 4
5
17		 (5)
(5)
(0)
Correct as of 4 November 2015
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–08
2009–16
2017		 Brumbies
Reds
Brumbies
 27
99
3		 (0)
(40)
Correct as of 21 July 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010-15
2006
2006
2003–04
Australia Schoolboys
 36
4
3
6		 (0)
(0)
(0)
 ?
Correct as of 30 November 2014
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2008–09 Australia Sevens ?

Saia Fainga'a (born 2 February 1987) is an Australian professional rugby union footballer.

Family and early life

Saia Fainga'a was born in

Australian Schools team in 2003 and 2004.[1][4]

Saia's twin brother

Italian descent.[6]

Career

Fainga'a made his

Super 14 debut in 2006. He was fast-tracked into the Brumbies' side due to injuries in the squad, and played his first senior match for the Brumbies against the Stormers in Cape Town.[4] Later that year he captained the Australian Under 19s team to win the IRB World Championship in Dubai.[4] Fainga'a went on to earn 27 super rugby caps at the Brumbies from 2006 to 2008.[7]
In 2008, Saia and his twin brother Anthony signed on to play with the
Australia in 2010 against Fiji in Canberra.[7]
He played in all 18 matches of the Reds 2011 Super Rugby title-winning season, and was selected alongside his brother Anthony in the Wallabies squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, where Australia took third place.[7]

On 2 June 2017 it was announced he would move to England after signing for newly promoted Premiership side London Irish.[8] He was released ahead of the 2020–21 season.[9]

Reference list

  1. ^ a b c "Saia Fainga'a ACT Brumbies" (PDF). Territory and Municipal Services. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Sen, Djuro (2010), "By Hook or by Crook", Official Program, Qantas Wallabies Matchday, Australia v Ireland – Saturday, June 26, 2010, Australian Rugby Union, pp. 14–17, archived from the original on 21 February 2014, retrieved 24 June 2010
  3. ^ Phil Lutton (17 March 2010). "Two down – more signings to come, says Reds boss". Brisbane Times.
  4. ^ a b c "Wallabies Profile". rugby.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Saia Fainga'a". ABC radio. 17 February 2010.[dead link]
  6. ^ Geddes, Jon (9 July 2009). "One Ella-va feat". The Daily Telegraph.
  7. ^ a b c "Reds Profile". redsrugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  8. ^ "NEW SIGNING: London Irish land 36-times capped Australian". London Irish. London Irish Scottish Richmond Ltd.
  9. ^ "Thank you to the leavers | 4th July 2020 | News". London Irish. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

External links

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