Steve Mafi

Sitiveni Mafi (born 9 December 1989) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a lock for Top 14 club Oyonnax. Born in Australia, he represents Tonga at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.

Steve Mafi

Mafi representing Greater Sydney Rams during the National Rugby Championship
Full name	Sitiveni Mafi
Date of birth	(1989-12-09) 9 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Fairfield, New South Wales, Australia
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb)
School	Westfields Sports High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker, Number 8 Current team Oyonnax Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2014 Leicester Tigers 81 (55) 2014 Greater Sydney Rams 8 (0) 2015–2016 Force 26 (5) 2016–2019 Castres 56 (35) 2019–2022 London Irish 45 (40) 2022– Oyonnax 16 (5) Correct as of 28 August 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007 Australia U18 3 (0) 2010– Tonga 41 (10) Correct as of 28 August 2023

Club career

Mafi previously played for the Leicester Tigers and New South Wales Waratahs.^[1][2][3] Mafi played as a replacement during the 2013 Premiership final as Leicester defeated Northampton Saints.^[4] In the final of the 2017–18 Top 14 season he scored a try after coming on as a replacement as Castres defeated Montpellier.^[5]

He is the grandson of former Tonga captain Sione Mafi Pahulu.^[6] He attended Westfields Sports High School and played his Junior rugby at Parramatta Two Blues in Sydneys west. In 2007 he played for the Australian Schoolboys.

Career statistics

Club summary

Year	Team	Played	Start	Sub	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drop	Points	Yel	Red
2015	Force	16	13	3	1	0	0	0	5	1	0
2016	Force	10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career		26	18	8	1	0	0	0	5	1	0

as of 25 July 2016^[update][7]

Honours

Leicester Tigers

• 1× Premiership Rugby: 2013

Castres

• 1× Top 14: 2018^[8]