David Fifita (rugby league, born 2000)

For the Wakefield Trinity player see David Fifita (rugby league, born 1989).

David Fifita
Personal information
Full name David Fifita
Born (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 186 cm (73 in)
Weight 107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Brisbane Broncos 11 2 0 0 8
As of 9 September 2018
Source: [1]

David Fifita (born 25 February 2000) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League. He is the cousin of NRL player Andrew Fifita and his twin David[2].

Background

Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Fifita is of Indigenous Australian and Tongan descent. Fifita was educated at Keebra Park State High School and his playing style had been compared to former Bronco Ben Te'o. NRL commentator Andrew Voss rated Fifita as the best young schoolboy forward he has seen in over 20 years of calling the GIO Schoolboy Cup.[3]

Career

Fifita played his junior rugby league for Souths Acacia Ridge. In 2015, he was 18th man for the Queensland Under-16 rugby league team, despite being a year younger. He then competed at the ASSRL U15s Tournament, playing for Queensland U15s Schoolboys Maroons team. He would then go on to make the Australian U15s Schoolboys Merit team. In 2016, he was once again selected for the Queensland Under-16 rugby league team at Lock and captained the side. He was part of the Keebra Park side, which also featured Payne Haas, that narrowly lost to Westfields State High in the GIO Schoolboy Cup Final. In 2017, Fifita competed at the ASSRL U18s Tournament, playing for Queensland U18s Schoolboys team. He would later end up getting chosen for the Australian U18s Schoolboys team, which toured New Zealand. Later in the year, he captained Keebra Park in the GIO Schoolboy Cup Final against Westfields State High and this time Keebra Park would end up winning, avenging 2016s heartbreaking loss.

2018

In Round 16 of the 2018 NRL season, Fifita made his NRL debut for the Brisbane Broncos against the Canberra Raiders, becoming the first player born in the 2000's to make his NRL debut. Fifita played 47 minutes off the interchange bench during the 26-22 comeback win at Suncorp Stadium and coach Wayne Bennett commented on his impressive debut, "I liked it because he played mistake free and that is all you can ask", "He was good and never let anybody down, He did a really good job for us."[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "RLP". Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Broncos teenager Fifita gets no family discount". National Rugby League. 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-09-09.
  3. ↑ "Broncos re-sign Fifita until end of 2020 NRL season". NRL.com. 13 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Broncos teenager named for historic NRL debut". Yahoo. 30 June 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/06/30/bennett-knows-brisbane-rode-their-luck-after-thrilling-win/
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