Sef Fa'agase
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Biography
Sef Fa'agase (born 5 March 1991), is an Australian rugby union player of Samoan descent. His usual position is prop. He plays forBrisbane City in the National Rugby Championship and for Queensland Reds in Super Rugby.
Early life
Fa'agase was born in Auckland, New Zealand but moved to Australia as a young boy with his family. He played junior rugby union for the Beaudesert Warriors from the age of 12 to 15, Berrinba East State School where he spent a brief period playing rugby league and attended Shailer Park State High School.
Rugby career
Fa'agase played for Wests Bulldogs in the Queensland Premier Rugby competition before being selected for the ARU's National Academy in 2012. He played for Reds A in the Pacific Rugby Cup in 2013 and 2014, and joined the University of Queensland Rugby Club which won the premiership in 2014.
TheBrisbane City coach Nick Stiles recruited Fa'agase to play in the 2014 National Rugby Championship. He became a regular starter for the team during the season and was the starting tighthead prop in Brisbane's grand final win against Perth Spirit.
He made his Super Rugby debut against theWaratahs on 7 March 2015, as theReds' replacement tighthead prop.