Max Feagai
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| Born | 14 February 2001 Hastings, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
[edit]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
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]On 11 September, Feagai was confirmed to depart St. George Illawarra at the end of the season.[7][8]
On 2 October, it was annouced that Feagai would be joining The Dolphins (NRL) on a two year deal, starting in 2025.[9]
Statistics
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "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.