Max Feagai

New Zealand rugby league footballer

Max Feagai
Personal information
Born (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23)
Hastings, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020– St. George Illawarra 11 3 0 0 12
Source: [1]
As of 13 May 2023

Max Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger or centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

Feagai was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and is of Samoan and Tokelauan descent. He has a twin brother, Mat Feagai, who also plays for the Dragons.[2]

Career

Early career

Feagai played his junior rugby league at the Leeton Greens in Group 20 Rugby League.

In 2019, he was selected for both the New South Wales Under-18's team[3] and the Australian Schoolboys team after an impressive year where he won the 2019 S. G. Ball Cup with the Illawarra Steelers.

2020

Feagai made his debut for St. George Illawarra in their 42–18 loss against Newcastle in round 19 of the 2020 NRL season.[4]

2021

Feagai was limited to only four appearances in the 2021 NRL season which saw St. George Illawarra finish 11th and miss out on the finals.[5]

2022 & 2023

Feagai was limited to only four games with St. George Illawarra in the 2022 NRL season as they missed the finals. Feagai would play a total of five games for the club in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.[6]

Statistics

Season Team Games Tries Pts
2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 - 0
2021 4 2 -
2022 - -
2023 5 1
Totals 11 3 12

References

  1. ^ "Max Feagai - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Ed (25 August 2020). "St. George Illawarra Dragons re-sign bright youngsters Mat and Max Feagai". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "NSWRL announces NSW Under-18s Men's squad". New South Wales Rugby League. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Late mail: Round 19 v Knights". St George Illawarra Dragons. 19 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Hunt call that could define Flanagan era; glaring hole that must be filled: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au.

External links

  • Dragons profile
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St. George Illawarra Dragons – current squad