TJ Faiane
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tinoai Faiane | ||
| Born | 24 August 1995 | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Saint Kentigern College | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Midfield Back | ||
| Current club | Auckland / Blues | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2014– | Auckland | 7 | (0) |
| 2017− | Blues | () | |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2013 | New Zealand Schools | () | |
| 2014−15 | New Zealand Under-20 | 9 | (10) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 29 October 2016. | |||
TJ Faine (born 24 August 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a midfield back for Auckland in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Blues in the international Super Rugby competition..[1][2][3][4]
Early Career
A teenage prodigy, Faiane made a big impression playing first XV rugby for Saint Kentigern College in Auckland, helping them win 3 successive 1A Championship titles.[4]
Senior Career
Aged just 18, Faiane was named in the Auckland squad for the 2014 ITM Cup, and he went on to make 7 appearances for them during the season, 5 of which were from the start. Injuries ruled him out of the 2015 and 2016 seasons so he has so far been unable to add to his seven provincial caps.[2][5]
Super Rugby
Despite missing the entire 2015 New Zealand domestic season through injury, new Blues head-coach Tana Umaga sprang a surprise ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season when he named Faiane as a member of the franchise's wider training group.[6] Once again injuries hindered him and he didn't make any appearances during the year. Despite this, he was given a full contract for the 2017 season.[3]
International
Faiane represented New Zealand schools in 2013 and was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 squads which competed in the 2014 and 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championships, finishing in 3rd and 1st places respectively.[7][8][9][10]
Career Honours
New Zealand Under-20
References
- ↑ "TJ Faiane Auckland Player Profile". Auckland Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- 1 2 "TJ Faiane itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Blues 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- 1 2 "TJ Faiane Blues Player Profile". Blues Rugby. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "Auckland ITM Cup squad announced". Voxy.co.nz. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "Blues 2016 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "TJ Faiane All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ↑ "NZU20 squad named for IRB JWC2014". All Blacks.com. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "NZ Under 20 squad named for World Champs in Italy". All Blacks.com. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ↑ "2013 NZ Schools team named". All Blacks.com. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2016.