Aphelele Fassi
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| Full name | Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 23 January 1998 King William's Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dale College Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi (born 23 January 1998) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is wing or fullback.
Club career
[edit]His professional career began in 2018 with the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup.[2][3] He was praised for his speed and technique and won the championship in his first season.[4]
International career
[edit]In June 2021, Aphelele Fassi was selected by the Springboks by Jacques Nienaber to prepare for the British Lions' tour of South Africa.[5] He gets his first cap on July 2, 2021 against Georgia in Pretoria.[6][7] This is his first international try.[8] Later that year, he was selected to play in the Rugby Championship and played a match against Argentina, scoring another try.[9] After his first international season, he is elected best young South African player for the year 2021.[10]
Honours
[edit]South Africa
- 2025 Rugby Championship winner
Test match record
[edit]- As of 18 July 2026
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | Try | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 66.67 |
 Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 66.67 |
 England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 75 |
| Total | 17 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 82.35 |
International tries
[edit]- As of 23 November 2024
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia |
Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 2021 July tests | 2 July 2021 | Win | 40–9 |
| 2 | Argentina |
Gqeberha, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 2021 Rugby Championship | 14 August 2021 | Win | 32–12 |
| 3 | Australia |
Perth, Australia | Perth Stadium | 2024 Rugby Championship | 17 August 2024 | Win | 12–30 |
| 4 | Argentina |
Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades | 2024 Rugby Championship | 21 September 2024 | Loss | 29–28 |
| 5 | Argentina |
Mbombela, South Africa | Mbombela Stadium | 2024 Rugby Championship | 28 September 2024 | Win | 48–7 |
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| 7 | Wales |
Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2024 Autumn Nations Series | 23 November 2024 | Win | 12–45 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Aphelele Fassi". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ↑ "Sharks unearth 'special' youngster in Durban". www.news24.com. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "A peek at Sharks future". rugby365.com. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "Fassi has star power". www.sarugbymag.co.za. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "Springboks name Lions series squad laden with World Cup winners, while Fassi, Dweba, Wiese called up". www.news24.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "L'Afrique du Sud avec 18 champions du monde contre la Géorgie". www.rugbyrama.fr. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "How Aphelele Fassi impressed Bok coach to earn debut after 'close contact' Mapimpi ruled out". www.news24.com. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Wonder wing Aphelele Fassi cherishes 'visualised' Bok try on Test debut". www.news24.com. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Nienaber hails 'unbelievably talented' Fassi". www.sarugbymag.co.za. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "Aphelele Fassi: Sharks star searching for consistency after stellar year". www.planetrugby.com. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Aphelele Fassi at Springboks
- Aphelele Fassi at European Professional Club Rugby
- Aphelele Fassi at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Aphelele Fassi at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Aphelele Fassi at All.Rugby
- Aphelele Fassi at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
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- Living people
- Xhosa people
- 1998 births
- Rugby union players from Qonce
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union fullbacks
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- South Africa international rugby union players
- Alumni of Dale College Boys' High School
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- South African rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs