Lalakai Foketi
 Foketi in 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lalakai Foketi (born 22 December 1994) is a New Zealand-born Australian rugby union player who currently plays as a centre for the Bay of plenty in New Zealand's provincial Mitre 10 Cup.[1][2]
Career
Foketi first came to prominence in 2013 with some impressive displays while playing for the Manly Marlins colts side. As a result, he was named in the Melbourne Rebels extended playing squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[3]
He was not expected to feature much during his debut season, however a spate of injuries to Rebels backline players saw him earn a first Super Rugby cap against the Waratahs on 23 May 2014.[4]
International
Foketi was an Australia Schoolboys representative in 2012[1] and played 4 matches for the Australia Under 20 side at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France. He has also been named in the squad for the 2014 tournament in New Zealand.[5][6][7]
References
- 1 2 "Lalakai Foketi Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". Rebels Rugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Lalakai Foketi Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Rebels sign Australia Under-20's Lalakai Foketi". ESPN Scrum. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Rebels vs Waratahs 23 May 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Queensland's Curtis Browning to Captain Australian Under 20s at IRB Junior World Championship". Rugby Australia. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "McMahon leads junior Wallabies". Rugby 365. 5 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ↑ "Lalakai Foketi IRB JWC Player Profile". Rugby 365. Retrieved 25 May 2014.