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Fainga'a signs an early extension to his contract

Michael Hooper and Folau Fainga’a

Wallabies hooker Folau Fainga’a has put pen to paper on a contract extension to see him remain with the Brumbies and Rugby Australia until the end of 2022.

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The 24-year-old enjoyed a breakout year in 2019 after finishing the Super Rugby season as the Brumbies top try-scorer with 12 five-pointers, just three tries behind competition leader Sevu Reece.

Fainga’a only made his Super Rugby debut last year but he quickly impressed national selectors to earn his first Test cap just five months later against New Zealand at Eden Park.

Qantas Wallabies hooker Folau Fainga’a said: “I am very happy to have been able to sign an early extension to my contract and am looking forward to achieving my rugby goals with both the Brumbies and the Wallabies,” Fainga’a commented.

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“It’s great to have my immediate future sorted early and I am aiming to build on a personally successful 2019 season which went well for me.

“I love the culture and the environment at the Brumbies and am confident that we have a quality group of players here who can be very successful,” Fainga’a said.

It’s been a rapid rise for Fainga’a who was working as a concreter just two years ago and now has 12 Test caps to his name, in what’s a hotly contested hooking position.

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But this is why the performance against NZ is hard to defend. You can forgive a conservative, back-to-basics team for failing to score tons of tries, because teams like that make up for it with reliability in the simple things. They can defend well, apply territorial pressure, win the set piece battles, and take their scoring chances with metronomic goal kicking, maul tries and pick-and-go goal line attacks.


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