Sarafu Fatiaki

Sarafu Fatiaki (born 26 July 1990) is a Fijian rugby league footballer who played for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.[3] Fatiaki's preferred position is second-row or lock.

Sarafu Fatiaki
Personal information
Born (1990-07-26) 26 July 1990
Suva, Fiji
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011 Penrith Panthers 8 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Fiji 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Playing career

Fatiaki made his NRL debut against Parramatta in round two of the 2011 NRL season. Fatiaki's junior club was the St Clair Comets and despite not playing any representative football, earned his call up through strong performances.[4]

After coming off-contract with the Penrith Panthers in 2012,[5] he later played for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He later retired after the 2014 season.[6][7]

Fatiaki played for Fiji against Italy in 2012.

Post playing

After leaving Dolphins, Fatiaki decided to focus on his passion projects – raising a family and financially supporting his long time friend Shannon Karaka.

In recent years, Sarafu has been dipping his toes into competitive CrossFit. Having trained with team no sleep throughout the 2019 Christmas period, his endurance is in peak condition. Often listed as a top contender and mentoring many up and comers, such as protege Zevrett Vaurasi, Sarafu will definitely be one to watch in 2020.[8]

References
  1. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Sarafu Fatiaki – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "NRL".
  3. "Fiji Rugby League picks 10 for Australia tour". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  4. "Sarafu Fatiaki - Penrith Panthers". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  5. News Corp Australia Network (12 December 2012). "NRL 2013 player movement". Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  6. rugbyleagueweek.com.au (17 November 2014). "Redcliffe Sign Panthers Duo". Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. redcliffedolphins.com.au (2014). "2015 Gains & Losses". Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  8. Rashneel Kumar (14 October 2012). "Win puts Fiji on track to Rugby League World Cup". Retrieved 26 November 2014.


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