Daniel Saifiti
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Born | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | 1 May 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 31 January 2018 |
Daniel Saifiti (born 1 May 1996) is a Fijian international rugby league footballer who plays for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays as a prop.
Background
Saifiti was born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He is of Fijian descent[2] and moved to the Central Coast at a young age.[2]
He played his junior rugby league for the Terrigal Sharks and The Entrance Tigers, before joining the Newcastle Knights in 2015.[3]
Saifiti is the identical twin brother of Knights teammate Jacob Saifiti.[3]
Playing career
2015
In 2015, Saifiti played for the Newcastle Knights' NYC team.[4] On 2 May, he played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea, alongside his twin brother Jacob in the 2015 Melanesian Cup.[5] During the year, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.[2][6]
2016
In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Saifiti made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans,[7][8] playing alongside his brother Jacob, becoming the first twins in Australian rugby league's 108-year history to debut together.[9] He scored a try on debut.[10] On 7 May, he again played for Fiji against Papua New Guinea in the 2016 Melanesian Cup.[11] On 12 May, he and his brother extended their contracts with the Knights from the end of 2017 until the end of 2018.[12] In his 8th game of first-grade, he ran for a game-high 237 metres against the Wests Tigers.[13]
2017
Saifiti played 23 games for the Knights in the 2017 season,[14] before having his contract extended until the end of 2020.[15]
References
- ^ "Daniel Saifiti - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ a b c Keeble, Brett (29 April 2015). "Saifiti twins win Fiji call-up | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Saifiti twins first for the Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "S". Nyc Database. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "TEAM LISTS: Tonga, Fiji Bati, Papua New Guinea Teams For 2015 Representative Round | Triple M NRL". Triplem.com.au. 27 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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- ^ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Late Mail: Titans v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Knights Prop Sam Mataora Rewarded for Off-Season Regime with Starting Spot Against Gold Coast". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Five things we learned from Titans v Knights". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "PNG stuns Fiji in a thriller". nrl.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Saifitis extend contracts with Knights". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ David SygallMay 22, 2016, 8:59 a.m. "Trent Hodkinson in State of Origin frame as Wests Tigers pinch win over Newcastle Knights". The Advocate. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Saifiti twins re-sign with Newcastle Knights - Zero Tackle". 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.