Aphelele Fassi

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Aphelele Fassi
Fassi playing for the Sharks in 2023
Full nameAphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi
Born (1998-01-23) 23 January 1998 (age 28)
King William's Town, South Africa
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb; 14 st 7 lb)
SchoolDale College Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position Fullback / Wing
Current team Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018 Sharks XV 8 (24)
2018– Sharks (Currie Cup) 18 (20)
2019– Sharks 86 (146)
Correct as of 30 March 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021– South Africa 15 (35)
2022– South Africa 'A' 1 (5)
Correct as of 13 September 2025

Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi (born 23 January 1998) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship and the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is wing or fullback.

Club career

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His professional career began in 2018 with the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup.[2][3] He was praised for his speed and technique and won the championship in his first season.[4]

International career

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In June 2021, Aphelele Fassi was selected for the first time with the Springboks by Jacques Nienaber to prepare for the British Lions' tour of South Africa.[5] He gets his first cap on July 2, 2021 against Georgia in Pretoria.[6][7] This is his first international try.[8] Later that year, he was selected to play in the Rugby 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]

Honours

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South Africa

Test match record

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As of 13 September 2025
Opponent P W D L Try Pts %Won
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3 2 0 1 4 20 66.67
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 3 2 0 1 1 5 66.67
File:Flag of England.svg England 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia 2 2 0 0 1 5 100
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2 2 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal 1 1 0 0 0 0 100
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales 3 2 0 1 1 5 66.67
Total 15 12 0 3 7 35 80

International tries

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As of 23 November 2024
Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1 File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Pretoria, South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium 2021 July tests 2 July 2021 Win 40–9
2 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Gqeberha, South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium 2021 Rugby Championship 14 August 2021 Win 32–12
3 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Perth, Australia Perth Stadium 2024 Rugby Championship 17 August 2024 Win 12–30
4 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Santiago del Estero, Argentina Estadio Único Madre de Ciudades 2024 Rugby Championship 21 September 2024 Loss 29–28
5 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Mbombela, South Africa Mbombela Stadium 2024 Rugby Championship 28 September 2024 Win 48–7
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7 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2024 Autumn Nations Series 23 November 2024 Win 12–45

References

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