TJ Faiane

TJ Faiane

Full name	Tinoai Faiane
Date of birth	(1995-08-24) 24 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
School	Saint Kentigern College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Midfield Back Current team Auckland / Blues Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014– Auckland 45 (45) 2017− Blues 54 (30) Correct as of 26 November 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 New Zealand Schools 2014−15 New Zealand Under-20 9 (10) Correct as of 29 October 2016

TJ Faiane (born 24 August 1995) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a midfield back for Auckland in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Blues in the international Super Rugby competition.^[1][2][3][4]

Early career

A teenage prodigy, Faiane made a big impression playing first XV rugby for Saint Kentigern College in Auckland, helping them win 3 successive 1A Championship titles.^[4]

Senior career

Aged just 18, Faiane was named in the Auckland squad for the 2014 ITM Cup, and he went on to make 7 appearances for them during the season, 5 of which were from the start. Injuries ruled him out of the 2015 and 2016 seasons so he has so far been unable to add to his seven provincial caps.^[2][5]

Super Rugby

Despite missing the entire 2015 New Zealand domestic season through injury, new Blues head-coach Tana Umaga sprang a surprise ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season when he named Faiane as a member of the franchise's wider training group.^[6] Once again injuries hindered him and he didn't make any appearances during the year. Despite this, he was given a full contract for the 2017 season.^[3]

International

Faiane represented New Zealand schools in 2013 and was a member of the New Zealand Under 20 squads which competed in the 2014 and 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championships, finishing in 3rd and 1st places respectively.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Career Honours

New Zealand Under-20

• World Rugby Under 20 Championship - 2015

References

1. "TJ Faiane Auckland Player Profile". Auckland Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
2. "TJ Faiane itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
3. "Blues 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
4. "TJ Faiane Blues Player Profile". Blues Rugby. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
5. "Auckland ITM Cup squad announced". Voxy.co.nz. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
6. "Blues 2016 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks Rugby. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
7. "TJ Faiane All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
8. "NZU20 squad named for IRB JWC2014". All Blacks.com. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
9. "NZ Under 20 squad named for World Champs in Italy". All Blacks.com. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
10. "2013 NZ Schools team named". All Blacks.com. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2016.