Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Position Prop, Second-row 20 2 | Weight 119 kg (18 st 10 lb) 2 0 | |
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Born 1 May 1996 (age 20)Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia ( 1996-05-01 ) | ||
Jacob 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 and second-row.
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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 Daniel 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 Daniel. On 27 September, he played in the Knights' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos. 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 Daniel, becoming the first twins in Australian rugby league's 108-year history to debut together. On 12 May, him and his brother extended their contracts with the Knights from the end of 2017 until the end of 2018.
