Sitiveni O. Mafi (born 9 December 1989) is a
Tongan rugby union
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player. He plays in the
lock
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and occasionally flanker position for the English
Premiership Rugby
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side,
London Irish
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. Mafi also represents
Tonga
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at international level.
Mafi previously played for the
Leicester Tigers
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and
New South Wales Waratahs
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. Mafi played as a replacement during the 2013 Premiership final as Leicester defeated Northampton Saints. In the final of the 2017–18 Top 14 season he scored a try after coming on as a replacement as Castres defeated Montpellier.
He is the grandson of former Tonga captain Sione Mafi Pahulu. He attended
Westfields Sports High School
, motto_translation = Courage and Valour
, established =
, location = 406A Hamilton Road, Fairfield West, Western Sydney, New South Wales
, country = Australia
, type = Government-funded co-educational comprehensive a ...
and played his Junior rugby at
Parramatta Two Blues
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in Sydneys west. In 2007 he played for the
Australian Schoolboys
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.
Super Rugby statistics
Honours
Club
Leicester Tigers
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*
Premiership Rugby
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:
2012–13
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Castres
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*
Top 14
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:
2017–18
References
External links
ARU profile*
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Living people
1989 births
Australian rugby union players
Tonga international rugby union players
Leicester Tigers players
Greater Sydney Rams players
Rugby union locks
Australian people of Tongan descent
Australian expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Expatriate rugby union players in France
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Western Force players
Castres Olympique players
Rugby union players from Sydney
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