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| Full name | Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (age 27) King William's Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dale College Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi (born 23 January 1998) is a South African professionalrugby union player for theSharks in theUnited Rugby Championship and theCurrie Cup.[1] His regular position is wing or fullback.
His professional career began in 2018 with theNatal Sharks in theCurrie Cup.[2][3] He was praised for his speed and technique and won the championship in his first season.[4]
In June 2021, Aphelele Fassi was selected for the first time with the Springboks byJacques Nienaber to prepare for the British Lions' tour of South Africa.[5] He gets his first cap on July 2, 2021 againstGeorgia inPretoria.[6][7] This is his first international try.[8] Later that year, he was selected to play in theRugby Championship and played a match against Argentina, scoring another try.[9] After this promising first international season, he is elected best young South African player for the year 2021.[10]
South Africa
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | Try | Pts | %Won |
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 Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 66.67 |
 Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 66.67 |
 England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Wales | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 66.67 |
| Total | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 35 | 80 |
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 | Georgia | Pretoria, South Africa | Loftus Versfeld Stadium | 2021 July tests | 2 July 2021 | Win | 40–9 |
| 2 | Argentina | Gqeberha, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 2021 Rugby Championship | 14 August 2021 | Win | 32–12 |
| 3 | Australia | Perth, Australia | Perth Stadium | 2024 Rugby Championship | 17 August 2024 | Win | 12–30 |
| 4 | Argentina | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades | 2024 Rugby Championship | 21 September 2024 | Loss | 29–28 |
| 5 | Argentina | Mbombela, South Africa | Mbombela Stadium | 2024 Rugby Championship | 28 September 2024 | Win | 48–7 |
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| 7 | Wales | Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2024 Autumn Nations Series | 23 November 2024 | Win | 12–45 |
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