Sef Fa'agase (born 5 March 1991), is an Australian rugby union player of Samoan descent. His usual position is

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. He plays for the New England Free Jacks of

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(MLR). Fa'agase previously played for in the National Rugby Championship and for Queensland Reds in

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Early life

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

Rugby career

Fa'agase played for Wests Bulldogs in the

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competition before being selected for the ARU's National Academy in 2012. He played for Reds A in the

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in 2013 and 2014, and joined the

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which won the premiership in 2014. The coach

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recruited Fa'agase to play in the

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. 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. Fa'agase made his Super Rugby debut against the Brumbies on 12 February as the ' replacement tighthead prop. In 2020, Fa'agase was signed to a two-year deal by the New England Free Jacks in the

competition. While in the United States Fa'agase played for the Division 1

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References

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