Saia Faingaa
Encyclopedia
Saia Fainga'a is an Australian rugby union
player.
. He played at hooker for Australia's most successful Super 14
side – Brumbies — replacing Jeremy Paul
who retired in 2007. Since making his debut for the Brumbies (as well as his Super 14 debut) in 2004 against the Stormers Fainga'a has obtained 17 caps. Saia was joined in the Brumbies team by twin brother Anthony Fainga'a – a centre. Faingaa's club side was the Queanbeyan Whites
. He and his brother joined the Reds in 2009. The Faingaas are of Tongan and Aboriginal descent.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
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Career
Faing'aa was born in Queanbeyan, New South WalesQueanbeyan, New South Wales
Queanbeyan is a regional centre in the Southern Tablelands in south-eastern New South Wales adjacent to the Australian Capital Territory. The city's mixed economy is based on light construction, high technology, manufacturing, service, retail and agriculture. It is the council seat of the...
. He played at hooker for Australia's most successful Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
side – Brumbies — replacing Jeremy Paul
Jeremy Paul
Jeremy Paul is a New Zealand-born Australia rugby union player. He played hooker and prop for the wallabies and the ACT Brumbies.At the end of 2005, Paul was awarded the John Eales Medal, receiving 194 votes from his teammates...
who retired in 2007. Since making his debut for the Brumbies (as well as his Super 14 debut) in 2004 against the Stormers Fainga'a has obtained 17 caps. Saia was joined in the Brumbies team by twin brother Anthony Fainga'a – a centre. Faingaa's club side was the Queanbeyan Whites
Queanbeyan Whites
The Queanbeyan Whites are a rugby union team based in Queanbeyan, New South Wales.-Club history:The Queanbeyan Whites were established in 1954, joining the ACTRU Competition in 1955...
. He and his brother joined the Reds in 2009. The Faingaas are of Tongan and Aboriginal descent.
Statistics
- QLD Caps: 12 (27 for Brumbies)
- QLd Debut: Feb 2009 v Bulls, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (2006 v Stormers, Cape Town for Brumbies)
- QLD Points: 5 (1t)
- QLD S12/14 Caps: 12 (27 for Brumbies)
- QLD S12/14 Debut: Feb 2009 v Bulls, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (2006 v Stormers, Cape Town for Brumbies)
- QLD S12/14 Points: 5 (1t)