Steve Mafi Explained

Steve Mafi
Fullname:Sitiveni Mafi
Birth Date:9 December 1989
Birth Place:Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Height:2.010NaN0
Weight:1120NaN0
School:Westfields Sports High School
Position:Lock, Flanker, Number 8
Currentclub:Oyonnax
Years1:2010–2014
Apps1:81
Points1:55
Years2:2014
Apps2:8
Points2:0
Years3:2015–2016
Apps3:26
Points3:5
Years4:2016–2019
Apps4:56
Points4:35
Years5:2019–2022
Apps5:45
Points5:40
Years6:2022–
Apps6:16
Points6:5
Repyears1:2007
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2010–
Repcaps2:41
Reppoints2:10
Clubupdate:28 August 2023
Repupdate:28 August 2023

Sitiveni Mafi (born 9 December 1989) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Oyonnax. Born in Australia, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

Club career

Mafi previously played for the Leicester Tigers and New South Wales Waratahs.[1] [2] [3] Mafi played as a replacement during the 2013 Premiership final as Leicester defeated Northampton Saints.[4] In the final of the 2017–18 Top 14 season he scored a try after coming on as a replacement as Castres defeated Montpellier.[5]

He is the grandson of former Tonga captain Sione Mafi Pahulu.[6] He attended Westfields Sports High School and played his Junior rugby at Parramatta Two Blues in Sydneys west. In 2007 he played for the Australian Schoolboys.

Career statistics

Club summary

YearTeamPlayedStartSubTriesConsPensDropPointsYelRed
16 13 3 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
10 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career 26 18 8 1 0 0 0 5 1 0
[7]

Honours

Leicester Tigers
Castres

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby . web page . Premier Rugby . 3 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616063525/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/leicester_tigers.php?section=1 . 16 June 2012 .
  2. Web site: Leicester swoop for Mafi . Scrum.com . 31 August 2010 . 7 January 2011.
  3. Web site: Senior.
  4. News: Aviva Premiership final: Leicester 37-17 Northampton. BBC. 25 May 2013 . 9 February 2020.
  5. News: Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title. planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018 . 13 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Meet Steve Mafi: The Tigers' Tongan hitman. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/club-rugby/meet-steve-mafi-the-tigers-tongan-hitman-7789264.html . 25 May 2022 . subscription . live. 25 May 2012.
  7. Web site: Player Statistics . its rugby . 26 July 2016.
  8. News: Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title. planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018 . 13 March 2021.