Max Feagai

Max Feagai
Personal information
Born (2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 23)
Hastings, New Zealand
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020–24 St. George Illawarra 23 3 0 0 12
2025– Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0
Total 23 3 0 0 12
Source: [1]
As of 31 August 2024

Max Feagai (born 14 February 2001) is a professional rugby league footballer from New Zealand who last played as a winger or centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Background

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Feagai was born in Hastings, New Zealand, and is of Samoan and Tokelauan descent. He has a twin brother, Mat Feagai, who also plays for the Dragons.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Feagai played his junior rugby league at the Leeton Greens in Group 20 Rugby League.

In 2019, he was selected for both the New South Wales Under-18's team[3] and the Australian Schoolboys team after an impressive year where he won the 2019 S. G. Ball Cup with the Illawarra Steelers.

2020

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Feagai made his debut for St. George Illawarra in their 42–18 loss against Newcastle in round 19 of the 2020 NRL season.[4]

2021

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Feagai was limited to only four appearances in the 2021 NRL season which saw St. George Illawarra finish 11th and miss out on the finals.[5]

2022 & 2023

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Feagai was limited to only four games with St. George Illawarra in the 2022 NRL season as they missed the finals. Feagai would play a total of five games for the club in the 2023 NRL season as they finished 16th on the table.[6]

2024

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On 11 September, Feagai was confirmed to depart St. George Illawarra at the end of the season.[7][8]

On 2 October, it was annouced that Feagai would be joining The Dolphins (NRL) on a two year deal, starting in 2025.[9]

Statistics

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Season Team Games Tries Pts
2020 St. George Illawarra Dragons 2 0 0
2021 4 2 8
2023 5 1 4
2024 12 0 0
2025 The Dolphins (NRL) 0 0 0
Totals 23 3 12

References

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  1. ^ "Max Feagai - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Ed (25 August 2020). "St. George Illawarra Dragons re-sign bright youngsters Mat and Max Feagai". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  3. ^ "NSWRL announces NSW Under-18s Men's squad". New South Wales Rugby League. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Late mail: Round 19 v Knights". St George Illawarra Dragons. 19 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Ladder". National Rugby League. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Hunt call that could define Flanagan era; glaring hole that must be filled: Brutal Review". www.foxsports.com.au. 6 September 2023.
  7. ^ Chalk, Ethan Lee (10 September 2024). "Dragons confirm departures of nine players". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Former Hull FC man among nine departures from St George Illawarra Dragons". www.loverugbyleague.com. 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Feagai joins the Dolphins". www.dolphinsnrl.com.au. 2 October 2024.
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