# Sef Fa'agase

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Samoan/Australian rugby union player

Rugby player

Sef Fa'agase Born Sef Fa'agase (1991-03-05) 5 March 1991 (age 35) Auckland, New Zealand Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] Weight 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)[1] School Shailer Park State High School Rugby union career Position Prop Current team Reds / Otago Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–13 Wests Bulldogs 2014–2022 Queensland University 2014 Brisbane City 8 (0) 2015–2017 Queensland Country 22 (15) 2020 Yokohama Canon Eagles 6 (0) 2021 New England Free Jacks 11 (0) Correct as of 16 February 2022 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2018 Canterbury 11 (5) 2019 Wellington 7 (0) 2020 Otago 2 (0) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2018 Queensland Reds 46 (5) 2019 Highlanders 3 (0) 2022 Rebels 2 (0) 2022–2025 Reds 39 (0) Correct as of 6 June 2025

**Sef Fa'agase** (born 5 March 1991), is an Australian [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) player of [Samoan](/source/Samoans) descent. His usual position is [prop](/source/Prop_(rugby_union)). He plays for the [New England Free Jacks](/source/New_England_Free_Jacks) of [Major League Rugby](/source/Major_League_Rugby) (MLR).[2]

Fa'agase previously played for [Brisbane City](/source/Brisbane_City_(rugby_union)) in the [National Rugby Championship](/source/National_Rugby_Championship) and for [Queensland Reds](/source/Queensland_Reds) in [Super Rugby](/source/Super_Rugby).

## Early life

Fa'agase was born in [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand but moved to Australia as a young boy with his family.[1] He played junior rugby union for the Beaudesert Warriors from the age of 12 to 15,[3] [Berrinba East State School](/source/Berrinba_East_State_School) where he spent a brief period playing [rugby league](/source/Rugby_league) and attended [Shailer Park State High School](/source/Shailer_Park_State_High_School).[1]

## Rugby career

Fa'agase played for [Wests Bulldogs](/source/Wests_Rugby) in the [Queensland Premier Rugby](/source/Queensland_Premier_Rugby) competition before being selected for the ARU's National Academy in 2012. He played for Reds A in the [Pacific Rugby Cup](/source/Pacific_Rugby_Cup) in 2013 and 2014,[1] and joined the [University of Queensland Rugby Club](/source/University_of_Queensland_Rugby_Club) which won the premiership in 2014.[4]

The [Brisbane City](/source/Brisbane_City_(rugby_union)) coach [Nick Stiles](/source/Nick_Stiles) recruited Fa'agase to play in the [2014 National Rugby Championship](/source/2014_National_Rugby_Championship). He became a regular starter for the team during the season and was the starting tighthead prop in Brisbane's grand final win against [Perth Spirit](/source/Perth_Spirit).[5]

Fa'agase made his Super Rugby debut against the Brumbies on 12 February as the [Reds](/source/Queensland_Reds)' replacement tighthead prop.[6]

In 2020, Fa'agase was signed to a two-year deal by the [New England Free Jacks](/source/New_England_Free_Jacks) in the [Major League Rugby](/source/Major_League_Rugby) competition. While in the United States Fa'agase played for the Division 1 [Mystic River Rugby Club](/source/Mystic_River_Rugby_Club).[7]

## Super Rugby statistics

- *As of 30 May 2022[8]*

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2015 Reds 8 0 8 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 Reds 15 4 11 437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2017 Reds 11 9 2 610 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2018 Reds 9 0 9 133 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 2019 Highlanders 3 0 3 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 Rebels 2 0 2 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 Reds 4 0 4 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 52 13 39 1,586 1 0 0 0 5 1 0

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bc-profile_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bc-profile_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-bc-profile_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-bc-profile_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-bc-profile_1-4) ["Sef Faages profile"](http://www.redsrugby.com.au/NRC/nrcplayerprofile.aspx?pid=226). *Brisbane City*. Reds Rugby. 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150309134844/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/NRC/nrcplayerprofile.aspx?pid=226) from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Sef Fa'agase](https://www.djrugbycoil.com/2020/12/17/new-england-free-jacks-sef-faagase/)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bt-2015_3-0)** ["Queensland Reds player Sef Fa'agase inspires Beaudesert Warriors: Photos"](http://www.beaudeserttimes.com.au/story/2932954/sef-faagase-inspires-warriors-photos/?cs=2418#slide=10). *The Beaudesert Times*. 9 March 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150309134421/http://www.beaudeserttimes.com.au/story/2932954/sef-faagase-inspires-warriors-photos/?cs=2418) from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-qpr-gf-2014_4-0)** ["Queensland Premier Rugby grand final preview - University of Queensland v Sunnybank"](http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/12179/Queensland-Premier-Rugby-grand-final-preview-University-of-Queensland-v-Sunnybank.aspx). Reds Rugby. 15 August 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150309141535/http://www.redsrugby.com.au/News/NewsArticles/tabid/581/ArticleID/12179/Queensland-Premier-Rugby-grand-final-preview-University-of-Queensland-v-Sunnybank.aspx) from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-nrc-gf-2014_5-0)** ["Brisbane City v Perth Spirit at Brisbane"](http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/237633.html). ESPN Scrum. 1 November 2014. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141110054333/http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/237633.html) from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-espn-2015_6-0)** ["Reds v Waratahs at Brisbane"](http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/241567.html). ESPN Scrum. 7 March 2015. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150309135720/http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/241567.html) from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Staff (17 December 2020). ["Free Jacks sign ex-Reds prop Sef Fa'agase"](https://www.americasrugbynews.com/2020/12/17/free-jacks-sign-ex-reds-prop-sef-faagase/). *Americas Rugby News*. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Player_Statistics_8-0)** ["Player Statistics"](https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/sef-faagase-22289.html). *It's Rugby*.

v t e Western Force – current squad Forwards Albert Alcock Nick Champion de Crespigny Jack Daly Nic Dolly Vaiolini Ekuasi Misinale Epenisa Sef Fa'agase Lopeti Faifua Feao Fotuaika Will Harris Harry Johnson-Holmes Kane Koteka Franco Molina Titi Nofoagatotoa Leonel Oviedo Brandon Paenga-Amosa Marley Pearce Tom Robertson Joshua Smith Darcy Swain Carlo Tizzano Jeremy Williams Backs Taj Annan Kurtley Beale George Bridge Max Burey Ben Donaldson Boston Fakafanua Mac Grealy Nathan Hastie Alex Harford Bayley Kuenzle Darby Lancaster Ronan Leahy Zac Lomax Agustín Moyano Henry Palmer Divad Palu Doug Philipson Dylan Pietsch Henry Robertson Hamish Stewart Coach Simon Cron

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