Asipau Mafi Explained

Asipau Mafi
Birth Date:1993 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height:167cm (66inches)
Weight:95kg (209lb)
Club1:St George Illawarra
Year1start:2018
Appearances1:3
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Teama:Queensland
Yearastart:2017
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:Prime Minister's XIII
Yearbstart:2018
Yearbend:19
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:1
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:4
Source:RLP
Updated:3 November 2020

Asipau Mafi (born 28 October 1993) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for and captains the Wests Panthers in the QRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a, she is a Queensland and Prime Minister's XIII representative and played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Playing career

In 2012, Mafi began playing rugby league for the Aspley Devils. Prior to rugby league, she played Australian rules football.[1]

In 2017, Mafi made her debut for Queensland in their 6–22 loss to New South Wales.[2]

In June 2018, Mafi represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[3] On 29 July 2018, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[4] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in their 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[5]

On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII, scoring a try in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[6] On 11 October 2019, she again represented the Prime Minister's XIII, coming off the bench in a 22–14 win over Fiji.[7]

In 2020, she captained the Wests Panthers in the inaugural season of the QRL Women's Premiership.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Code-hopping Dragon Asipau Mafi loving life in women’s NRL. 18 September 2018. The Daily Telegraph. subscription.
  2. Web site: Queensland Women’s team announced. 8 June 2017. NRL.
  3. Web site: Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser. 29 May 2018. NRL.
  4. Web site: Dragons sign Queensland Origin trio for Women's Premiership. 30 July 2018. St George Illawarra Dragons.
  5. Web site: Late mail: Women's Premiership (Round 1). 9 September 2018. St George Illawarra Dragons.
  6. Web site: 13 Dragons named in Prime Minister's XIII squads. 26 September 2018. St George Illawarra Dragons.
  7. Web site: Prime Minister's XIII v Fiji teams, how to watch. 11 October 2019. NRL.
  8. Web site: Fast five with Asipau Mafi. 27 April 2020. QRL.