Anthony Fainga'a

Anthony Fainga'a

Full name	Anthony Fainga'a
Date of birth	(1987-02-02) February 2, 1987 (age 25)
Place of birth	Queanbeyan, NSW
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	91 kg (200 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007	Canberra Vikings	4	(15)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006-2008 2009-	Brumbies Reds	6 41	(5) (15)
correct as of 24 May 2012.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2010-	Wallabies	14	(10)

Anthony Fainga'a started his professional rugby career alongside his twin brother Saia Fainga'a at the Brumbies in Canberra, after growing up in nearby Queanbeyan.

Career

Fainga'a began his football career as a five year old with the Queanbeyan Kangaroos (rugby league). He attended St. Edmund's College where he first represented the school’s 1st XV aged 15.

He was vice captain of the Australian Schoolboys (2004) and the World Championship-winning Australian Under 19’s in 2006, under current QR Reds Head Coach Phil Mooney. Fainga'a sealed Australia’s 17-13 Under 19 final win over New Zealand with a late drop goal and was later nominated for the International Rugby Board’s Under 19 Player of the Year. He also represented the Australian Under 21’s in 2006.

Fainga'a made his Super 14 debut against the Bulls in 2007 after recovering from a Lisfranc fracture in his left foot and added a further two caps during the season, coming off the bench against the Stormers and Sharks.

A confident ball player and punishing defender, Fainga'a was called into the Australian Sevens side for the final two tournaments of the 2007 World Series in London and Edinburgh. He played in all eight matches for the Canberra Vikings in the Mazda Australian Rugby Championship, taking on the goal kicking duties at the back end of the season.

Fainga'a joined the Reds for their end of 2008 Development Tour to Ireland and France and made his full debut in 2009. At the start of the 2010 season, he lined up as the Reds' starting No. 12.^[1]

Statistics

• Position: Centre
• Date Of Birth: 2/2/1987
• Place of Birth: Queanbeyan NSW
• Weight: 100 kg
• Height: 1.82m
• Club: Souths
• QLD Caps: 25
• QLd Debut: Feb 2009 v Bulls, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (Brumbies debut 2007 v Bulls)
• QLD Points: 0
• QLD S12/14 Caps: 9 (plus 4 for Brumbies)
• QLD S12/14 Debut: Feb 2009 v Bulls, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (Brumbies debut 2007 v Bulls)
• QLD S12/14 Points: 10 (2t for Reds)

References

External links

• Queensland Reds profile
• Wallabies profile
• itsrugby.co.uk profile

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