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.
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.
Year | Team | Played | Start | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drop | Points | Yel | Red | |
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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 |