David Feao
| Full name | David Feao | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb) | ||
| School | Brisbane State High School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Prop | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2009–2015 | Souths Rugby | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2014 2015 2016–pres. |
Brisbane City NSW Country Eagles La Rochelle |
8 7 7 |
(0) (5)1t (0) |
| correct as of 7 May 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008 2010 2014 |
Australia Schoolboys Tonga U-20 Tonga A |
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David Feao (born 6 October 1990) is an Australian professional rugby union player of Tongan descent.[1] He currently plays for La Rochelle in the French Top 14 competition. His usual position is tighthead prop.
Family and early life
David Feao was born in Brisbane. His father, Willie Feao, had played for Tonga at the 1995 Rugby World Cup.[1] David attended Brisbane State High School and was selected for the Australian Schoolboys rugby team in 2008.[2] He played his club rugby for Souths in Brisbane.[3]
Rugby career
As a 19-year old, Feao played for Souths in the 2009 Queensland Premier Rugby grand final, where the team was runner-up to Brothers.[1] The following year he played for the Tonga U-20 team at the 2010 Junior World Championship.[1]
In 2014, Feao was selected for Tonga A in the Pacific Rugby Cup.[4] Later that season he played for the Brisbane City team that won Australia's inaugural National Rugby Championship.[5] He transferred to the NSW Country Eagles in 2015 before signing a short-term contract with Stade Rochelais, initially for the final three months of the 2015–16 season,[6] then extended for a further season.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "David Feao". Reds Rugby. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Schoolboys teams 2004–2015". Rugby News. 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ Heslehurst, Brayden (22 August 2014). "David Feao hopes playing for Brisbane City in the NRC could help him play at 2015 World Cup". Quest Southeast. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Pampas XV beat Tonga". Pasión y Deporte (in Spanish). 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Brisbane City v Perth Spirit at Brisbane". ESPN Scrum. 1 November 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ "Le pilier australien David Feao signe à La Rochelle en tant que joker médical". L'Équipe (in French). 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ↑ "Stade Rochelais: 2016/2017". Le Club Rugby (in French). 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
External links
- Stats on It's Rugby