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Born | Hastings, New Zealand | 14 February 2001|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 31 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relatives | Mat Feagai (twin brother) |
Max Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a professional rugby league footballer from New Zealand who last played 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]
2024
On 11 September, Feagai was confirmed to depart St. George Illawarra at the end of the season.[7][8]
On 2 October, it was announced that Feagai would be joining The Dolphins (NRL) on a two year deal, starting in 2025.[9]
Statistics
Season | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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2020| | St. George Illawarra Dragons | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
2023 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
2024 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
2025 | The Dolphins (NRL) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 23 | 3 | 12 |
References
- ^ "Max Feagai - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Hunt call that could define Flanagan era; glaring hole that must be filled: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 September 2023.
- ^ Chalk, Ethan Lee (10 September 2024). "Dragons confirm departures of nine players". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Former Hull FC man among nine departures from St George Illawarra Dragons". www.loverugbyleague.com. 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Feagai joins the Dolphins". www.dolphinsnrl.com.au. 2 October 2024.
External links
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Identical twin males
- New Zealand people of Tokelauan descent
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand sportspeople of Samoan descent
- New Zealand twins
- People from Hastings, New Zealand
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Hawke's Bay
- St. George Illawarra Dragons players