Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Position Prop 21 1 | Weight 125 kg (19 st 10 lb) 2016– Newcastle Knights 1 0 | |
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Born 1 May 1996 (age 20)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia ( 1996-05-01 ) | ||
Daniel Saifiti (born 1 May 1996) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. A Fijian national representative, he plays at prop.
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Background
Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Saifiti is of Fijian descent and moved to the Central Coast at a young age. He played his junior rugby league for The Entrance Tigers, before joining the Newcastle Knights in 2015.
Saifiti is the identical twin brother of fellow Knights player Jacob Saifiti.
2015
In 2015, Saifiti played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team. On 2 May, he played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea, alongside his twin brother Jacob in the 2015 Melanesian Cup. During the year, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.
2016
In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Saifiti made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans, playing alongside his brother Jacob, becoming the first twins in Australian rugby league's 108-year history to debut together. He scored a try on debut. On 7 May, he again played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup. On 12 May, him and his brother extended their contracts with the Knights from the end of 2017 until the end of 2018. In his 8th game of first-grade, he ran for a game-high 237 metres against the Wests Tigers.