Full name | Fa'ase'e Johnathan Fa'auli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 September 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | De La Salle College Saint Kentigern College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johnny Fa'auli (born 13 September 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player for the Chiefs in the international Super Rugby competition and for Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Japanese Top League.[1][2][3]
Youth career
Fa'auli was born in the Auckland suburb of Ōtāhuhu and attended school at De La Salle College prior to moving to Saint Kentigern College for a rugby scholarship.
Senior career
He took his first steps in his senior career with his local provincial side, the Counties Manukau Steelers, for whom he made 10 appearances in 2015 before moving south to join the Taranaki Bulls in 2016. 3 tries in 10 appearances in a season which saw the Bulls reach the Premiership semi-finals before going down to Tasman represented a good first season for Taranaki.[4]
Super Rugby
Consistent performances over the course of 2 provincial seasons saw him earn his first Super Rugby ahead of the 2017 Super Rugby season when he was signed up by Hamilton-based franchise, the Chiefs.[1]
International
Fa'auli was a New Zealand Schools representative in 2013.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 "Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "Johnny Fa'auli Chiefs Player Profile". Chiefs Rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "Johnny Fa'auli Taranaki Player Profile". TRFU. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "Johnny Fa'auli itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "2013 NZ Schools team named". All Blacks.com. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ↑ "Johnathan Fa'auli NZ Schools Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.