Steve Mafi

Sitiveni O. Mafi (born 9 December 1989) is a Tongan rugby union player. He plays in the lock and occasionally flanker position for the English Premiership Rugby side, London Irish. Mafi also represents Tonga at international level.

Steve Mafi
Sitiveni Mafi
Full nameSitiveni O. Mafi
Date of birth (1989-12-09) 9 December 1989
Place of birthFairfield, Australia
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
SchoolWestfields Sports High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Current team London Irish
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2014 Leicester Tigers 81 (55)
2014 Greater Sydney Rams 8 (0)
2015–2016 Force 26 (5)
2016–2019 Castres 56 (35)
2019– London Irish 27 (25)
Correct as of 6 May 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 Australian Schoolboys 3 (0)
2010– Tonga 32 (20)
Correct as of 6 May 2021

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.

Super Rugby statistics
As of 25 July 2016[7]
SeasonTeamGamesStartsSubMinsTriesConsPensDropsPointsYelRed
2015Force1613311571000510
2016Force10554040000000
Total2618815611000510

Honours

Club

England Leicester Tigers

France Castres

References
  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. "Leicester swoop for Mafi". Scrum.com. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. "Senior".
  4. "Aviva Premiership final: Leicester 37-17 Northampton". BBC. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. "Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. "Meet Steve Mafi: The Tigers' Tongan hitman". 25 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
  7. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  8. "Castres stun Montpellier to claim Top 14 title". planetrugby.com. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2021.


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