Asipau Mafi (born 28 October 1993) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for and captains the Wests Panthers in the QRL Women's Premiership.
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| Born | 28 October 1993 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 3 November 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primarily a prop, she is a Queensland and Prime Minister's XIII representative and played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Playing career
editIn 2012, Mafi began playing rugby league for the Aspley Devils. Prior to rugby league, she played Australian rules football.[1]
In 2017, Mafi made her debut for Queensland in their 6–22 loss to New South Wales.[2]
In June 2018, Mafi represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[3] On 29 July 2018, she signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team.[4] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in their 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[5]
On 6 October 2018, she represented the Prime Minister's XIII, scoring a try in their 40–4 win over Papua New Guinea.[6] On 11 October 2019, she again represented the Prime Minister's XIII, coming off the bench in a 22–14 win over Fiji.[7]
In 2020, she captained the Wests Panthers in the inaugural season of the QRL Women's Premiership.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Code-hopping Dragon Asipau Mafi loving life in women's NRL". The Daily Telegraph. 18 September 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Women's team announced". NRL. 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Dragons sign Queensland Origin trio for Women's Premiership". St George Illawarra Dragons. 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Late mail: Women's Premiership (Round 1)". St George Illawarra Dragons. 9 September 2018.
- ^ "13 Dragons named in Prime Minister's XIII squads". St George Illawarra Dragons. 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Prime Minister's XIII v Fiji teams, how to watch". NRL. 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Fast five with Asipau Mafi". QRL. 27 April 2020.