| Aphelele Fassi | |
| Fullname: | Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | King William's Town, South Africa |
| School: | Dale College Boys' High School |
| Position: | Fullback / Wing |
| Currentclub: | / |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Apps1: | 8 |
| Points1: | 24 |
| Years2: | 2018– |
| Apps2: | 18 |
| Points2: | 20 |
| Years3: | 2019– |
| Apps3: | 75 |
| Points3: | 115 |
| Repyears1: | 2021– |
| Repcaps1: | 9 |
| Reppoints1: | 30 |
| Repyears2: | 2022– |
| Repteam2: | South Africa 'A' |
| Repcaps2: | 1 |
| Reppoints2: | 5 |
| Clubupdate: | 30 March 2024 |
| Repupdate: | 28 September 2024 |
Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi (born 23 January 1998) is a South African professional rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the Currie Cup. His regular position is wing or fullback.
His professional career began in 2018 with the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup.[1] [2] He was praised for his speed and technique and won the championship in his first season.[3]
In June 2021, Aphelele Fassi was selected for the first time with the Springboks by Jacques Nienaber to prepare for the British Lions' tour of South Africa.[4] He gets his first cap on July 2, 2021 against Georgia in Pretoria.[5] [6] This is his first international try.[7] Later that year, he was selected to play in the Rugby Championship and played a match against Argentina, scoring another try.[8] After this promising first international season, he is elected best young South African player for the year 2021.[9]
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | Try | Pts | %Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | \ | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Total | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 35 |
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 2021 July tests | 2 July 2021 | Win | 40–9 | ||
| 2 | Gqeberha, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 2021 Rugby Championship | 14 August 2021 | Win | 32–12 | ||
| 3 | Perth, Australia | Perth Stadium | 2024 Rugby Championship | 17 August 2024 | Win | 12–30 | ||
| 4 | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades | 2024 Rugby Championship | 21 September 2024 | Loss | 29–28 | ||
| 5 | Mbombela, South Africa | Mbombela Stadium | 2024 Rugby Championship | 28 September 2024 | Win | 48–7 | ||
| 6 | ||||||||
| 7 | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2024 Autumn Nations Series | 23 November 2024 | Win | 12–45 |