Name Sosaia Feki Date joined 2013 Weight 101 kg | Height 1.88 m Role Rugby Player | |
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Sosaia Feki - The Finisher
Sosaia Feki (born 5 September 1991) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks of the National Rugby League. Feki primarily plays centre and wing. Feki is a Tonga international representative.
Contents
- Sosaia Feki The Finisher
- Cronulla sharks 2014 player of the year nominee 1 sosaia feki
- Background
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- References
Cronulla sharks 2014 player of the year nominee 1 sosaia feki
Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Feki is of Tongan descent. Feki played his junior football for the Bay Roskill Vikings before being signed by the New Zealand Warriors. Feki played for the Warriors NYC team in 2010 and 2011. In October 2011, Feki played for the Junior Kiwis. In 2012, Feki joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
2013
In Round 8 of the 2013 NRL season, Feki made his NRL debut for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks against the Newcastle Knights on the wing in the Sharks 21-20 win at Hunter Stadium. In his second game in Round 9 against the Wests Tigers at SFS, Feki scored his first and second NRL career tries in the Sharks 30-6 win. Feki finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 19 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Sharks in the 2013 NRL season. On 8 October 2013, Feki was named in the 24 man Tonga national rugby league team squad for the 2013 World Cup. Feki played in 1 match in the tournament in Tonga's 26-24 loss to the Scotland at Derwent Park in Workington.
2014
In February 2014, Feki was included in the Sharks inaugural 2014 Auckland Nines squad. On 11 July 2014, Feki extended his contract with the Sharks for 3-years through till the end of the 2017 season. Feki was the Sharks highest tryscorer of the 2014 NRL season with 9 tries in 20 matches. On 9 September 2014, Feki was selected for the New Zealand 2014 Four Nations train on squad. On 7 October 2014, Feki was selected in the New Zealand Kiwis final 24 man-squad for the series, but didn't play a match in the tournament.
2015
On 31 January and 1 February, Feki played for the Sharks in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. On 2 May, he played for Tonga in their Polynesian Cup clash with Pacific rivals Samoa, playing on the wing in Tonga's 18-16 loss at Cbus Super Stadium. He finished off the 2015 season having played in 23 matches and scoring 7 tries for the Sharks.
2016
In February, Feki played for the Sharks in the 2016 NRL Auckland Nines. In Round 10 against the Newcastle Knights, he scored a hat-trick of tries in the Sharks' 62-0 win. For a career best 14 tries from 24 appearances, 248 runs amassing 2588 metres, 13 linebreaks and 51 tackle breaks. In October, Feki played in the Cronulla Sharks Grand Final win against Melbourne Storm, however he was forced off with a knee injury in the second half. This was the first NRL Premiereship for both Feki and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
2017
Feki was scheduled to come off contract, however continued performance led to resigning with the Sharks through to the 2019 season. Feki, a Cronulla fan favourite stated 'I’m looking forward to it' and 'I’m hoping to stay as long as I can.'