Sosaia Feki
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| Feki playing for the Sharks in 2012. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
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| Born | 9 May 1991 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013– | Cronulla-Sutherland | 47 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2013 | Tonga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Sosaia Feki (born 9 May 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League. Feki primarily plays centre and wing.
Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Feki is of Tongan descent. He played his junior football for the Bay Roskill Vikings before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors. Feki played for the Warriors NYC team in 2010 and 2011.[2] In October 2011, Feki played for the Junior Kiwis.[3] In 2012, Feki joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.[4]
Playing career
2013
In Round 8 of the 2013 NRL season, Feki made his NRL debut for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks against the Newcastle Knights on the wing in the Sharks 21-20 win at Hunter Stadium.[5] In his second game in Round 9 against the Wests Tigers at SFS, Feki scored his first and second NRL career tries in the Sharks 30-6 win.[6] Feki finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Sharks in the 2013 NRL season. In 8 October 2013, Feki was named in the 24 man Tonga national rugby league team squad for the 2013 World Cup.[7] Feki played in 1 match in the tournament in Tonga's 26-24 loss to the Scotland at Derwent Park in Workington.[8]
2014
In February 2014, Feki was included in the Sharks inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad.[9] On 11 July 2014, Feki extended his contract with the Sharks for 3-years through till the end of the 2017 season.[10] Feki was the Sharks highest tryscorer of the 2014 NRL season with 9 tries in 20 matches. On 9 September 2014, Feki was selected for the New Zealand 2014 Four Nations train on squad.[11] On 7 October 2014, Feki was selected in the New Zealand Kiwis final 24 man-squad for the series,[12] but didn't play a match in the tournament.
2015
In 23 January 2015, Feki was named in the Sharks 2015 Auckland Nines squad.[13]
References
- ↑ Sosaia Feki rugbyleagueproject.org
- ↑ http://rleague.com/players/Sosaia-Feki_2866/Matches/
- ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10756945
- ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/sharks-sign-feki-grade-4933/
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/sharks-overcome-gallen-injury-blues-for-goldenpoint-win-over-knights-20130505-2j0zq.html
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-match-report/carney-on-high-as-tigers-bomb-out-20130510-2jdvw.html
- ↑ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/tonga-name-20-players-with-nrl-experience-in-squad-for-rugby-league-world-cup/story-fni3fbgz-1226734731996
- ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/world-cup/scotland-have-pulled-off-an-unlikely-world-cup-victory-by-beating-tonga-26-24/story-fnk3vz4p-1226749500756
- ↑ http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/squads-auckland-nines/
- ↑ http://leagueunlimited.com/news/feki-extends-through-2017?redo=1
- ↑ http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/254707/six-players-added-to-kiwis-squad
- ↑ http://www.nrl.com/four-rookies-in-kiwis-four-nations-squad/tabid/10874/newsid/82419/default.aspx
- ↑ http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/sharks-2015-nines-squad/