Jacob Saifiti

Jacob Saifiti
Saifiti playing for The Entrance Tigers in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height 195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 114 kg (17 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Newcastle Knights 47 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015–17 Fiji 7 0 0 0 0
As of 3 February 2018
Source: [1]

Jacob 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 and second-row.

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 Daniel 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 Daniel.[5] On 27 September, he played in the Knights' 2015 New South Wales Cup Grand Final win over the Wyong Roos.[6] During the year, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract.[2][7]

2016

In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Saifiti made his NRL debut for the Knights against the Gold Coast Titans,[8][9] playing alongside his brother Daniel, becoming the first twins in Australian rugby league's 108-year history to debut together.[10] On 12 May, he and his brother extended their contracts with the Knights from the end of 2017 until the end of 2018.[11]

2017

Saifiti played 21 games for the Knights in the 2017 season,[12] before having his contract extended until the end of 2020.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacob Saifiti - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  2. 1 2 3 Keeble, Brett (2015-04-29). "Saifiti twins win Fiji call-up | Newcastle Herald". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. 1 2 "Saifiti twins first for the Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. ↑ "S". Nyc Database. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "VB NSW Cup Grand Final Team List". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  7. ↑ "Robert Dillon on Twitter: "@jamiesonmurph Two years"". Twitter.com. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  8. ↑ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  9. ↑ "Late Mail: Titans v Knights - Knights". Newcastleknights.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  10. ↑ "Knights Prop Sam Mataora Rewarded for Off-Season Regime with Starting Spot Against Gold Coast". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  11. ↑ "Saifitis extend contracts with Knights". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  12. ↑ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  13. ↑ "Saifiti twins re-sign with Newcastle Knights - Zero Tackle". 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
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