Steve Mafi
Mafi representing Greater Sydney Rams during the National Rugby Championship
Full nameSitiveni Mafi
Date of birth (1989-12-09) 9 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birthFairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb)
SchoolWestfields Sports High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker, Number 8
Current team Oyonnax
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2014 Leicester Tigers 81 (55)
2014 Greater Sydney Rams 8 (0)
2015–2016 Force 26 (5)
2016–2019 Castres 56 (35)
2019–2022 London Irish 45 (40)
2022– Oyonnax 16 (5)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 Australia U18 3 (0)
2010– Tonga 41 (10)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

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.

Club career

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

Club summary

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

as of 25 July 2016[7]

Honours

Leicester Tigers
Castres

References

  1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Leicester swoop for Mafi". Scrum.com. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Senior".
  4. ^ "Aviva Premiership final: Leicester 37-17 Northampton". BBC. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Meet Steve Mafi: The Tigers' Tongan hitman". 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

External links


Tonga squad โ€“ 2015 Rugby World Cup
Tonga squad โ€“ 2019 Rugby World Cup
Tonga squad โ€“ 2023 Rugby World Cup
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