Charlie Fetoai
| Birth name | Charlie Fetoai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 January 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Brisbane State High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Fetoai (born 11 January 1987) is a rugby union player for the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition.[1]
Charlie Fetoai's position of choice is as a centre.
Background
[edit]Fetoai was born in Auckland, New Zealand.
Career
[edit]Fetoai won a gold medal with Australia's rugby sevens team at the Commonwealth Youth Games in December 2004.[2]
He was contracted to the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL. He then moved from rugby league to rugby union, playing with the Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby competition.[3]
Fetoai debuted with Queensland Reds as a substitute against the Hurricanes on 3 February 2007.[4] His first start for the Reds came on 15 March 2008 against the Bulls at Suncorp Stadium.[5] His career was cut short after breaking his neck while playing for Sunnybank.[6] He cracked his C2 vertebra and sustained spinal bruising.[7]
Outside rugby
[edit]Fetoai founded a dance troupe called the Academy of Brothers, who went on to compete in Australia's Got Talent in 2013[8] where they came third.[9] Academy of Brothers also competed at the 2013 World Hip Hop Championships where they placed fifth.[10] He went on to found a dance academy in Moorooka.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Fairbairn, Pete (10 February 2007), "Charlie Fetoai: Jack of all trades; master of plenty!", RUPA, archived from the original on 17 February 2017, retrieved 24 May 2023
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Fetoai grabs gold medal", South West News, 15 December 2004
- ^ "Charlie Fetoai, Queensland Reds". Pivot. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ Smith, Wayne (10 February 2007), "Jones retains his pack mentality", The Australian
- ^ Smith, Wayne (17 March 2008), "Mooney agonises over spot for Barnes", The Australian
- ^ Badel, Peter (29 November 2009), "My dream's over - Broken neck ends Reds star's career", The Courier Mail
- ^ Tucker, Jim (27 July 2009), "Relieved Fetoai steps past his paralysis fears", The Courier Mail
- ^ "AOB dominate talent contest", Albert & Logan News, 5 September 2013
- ^ "Hot new talent rises to the top", Cairns Post, 11 November 2013
- ^ "band of brothers hip to agt", The Courier Mail, 25 August 2013
- ^ Dawson, Andrew (27 March 2014), "More than just dance", Albert & Logan News
External links
[edit]- Queensland Reds profile
- 2006 Scorers
- NSW AND QLD UNDER 19'S TEAMS
- QUEENSLAND WIZARD CUP PREVIEW - ROUND 16
- SARugby profile
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