Folau Fainga'a


Folau Fainga'a is an Australian professional rugby union player who currently plays at hooker for the Western Force. He previously played for the ACT Brumbies and the. Folau is currently signed on with Rugby Australia and was selected for the Australian national rugby team, the Wallabies, for the 2022 season.

Career

Fainga'a began his senior rugby career with Sydney University. He played for that club in the Shute Shield for three seasons starting from 2015. Fainga'a was selected for the Australian Under-20 team in 2015 and played at the World Championship in Italy. He was also part of the Sydney Stars squad for the National Rugby Championship that year but did not play any matches for the team. Fainga'a made his NRC debut off the bench for the in 2016 against the Canberra Vikings.
Fainga'a signed an extended player squad contract with the Brumbies for the 2018 season, joining the Canberra Vikings late in the 2017 season. After impressing in his play for the Vikings, Fainga'a was invited by Australian national coach Michael Cheika to join the Wallabies squad as a development player ahead of the third Test for the Bledisloe Cup and Barbarians F.C. matches in October 2017.

International tries

As of 3 July 2022
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Perth, AustraliaOptus Stadium2021 Rugby Championship5 September 2021Loss21-38
2Gold Coast, AustraliaCbus Super Stadium2021 Rugby Championship2 October 2021Win17-32
3Perth, AustraliaOptus Stadium2022 England rugby union tour of Australia2 July 2022Win30-28
4Sydney, AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground2022 England rugby union tour of Australia16 July 2022Loss17–21
5Mendoza, ArgentinaEstadio Malvinas Argentinas2022 Rugby Championship6 August 2022Win26–41