Lalakai Foketi
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 Foketi representing the Greater Sydney Rams during the National Rugby Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Lalakai Louis Arapeta Foketi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 December 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | The King's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lalakai Louis Arapeta Foketi (born 22 December 1994) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Super Rugby team the Waratahs. Born in New Zealand, he represents Australia at international level.[1]
Professional career
[edit]Foketi was named in the Melbourne Rebels extended playing squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[2]
He was not expected to feature much during his debut season, however a spate of injuries to Rebels backline players saw him earn a first Super Rugby cap against the Waratahs on 23 May 2014.[3]
Foketi was an Australia Schoolboys representative in 2012,[4] and played four matches for the Australia Under 20 side at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France.[5] He also played four matches in the 2014 tournament in New Zealand.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Foketi is of Māori and Tongan heritage.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lalakai Foketi Player Statistics". itsrugby. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Rebels sign Australia Under-20's Lalakai Foketi". ESPN Scrum. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Rebels vs Waratahs 23 May 2014 Match Breakdown". SA Rugby. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Lalakai Foketi Melbourne Rebels Player Profile". Rebels Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Lalakai Foketi IRB JWC Player Profile". Rugby 365. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Queensland's Curtis Browning to Captain Australian Under 20s at IRB Junior World Championship". Rugby Australia. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "McMahon leads junior Wallabies". Rugby 365. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ Wasiliev, Nick (20 July 2025). "Tupou, Beale headline First Nations & Pasifika XV team to take on Lions". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Lalakai Foketi at European Professional Club Rugby
- Lalakai Foketi at ESPNscrum
- Lalakai Foketi at ItsRugby.co.uk
Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Melbourne Rebels players
- Greater Sydney Rams players
- Rugby union players from Hamilton, New Zealand
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- New Zealand emigrants to Australia
- Aviron Bayonnais players
- Australian expatriate rugby union players in France
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- Sydney (NRC team) players
- Australia international rugby union players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players
- Eastern Suburbs RUFC players
- Manly RUFC players
- People educated at The King's School, Parramatta
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen