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Fehi Fineanganofo
Fehi Fineanganofo (born 31 August 2002) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player, who currently plays as a wing for Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's domestic National Provincial Championship competition and the Hurricanes in Super Rugby. He has also played for the New Zealand national sevens team.[1] Early lifeAs a youngster, Fineanganofoa initially played rugby league. It was only when he attended Auckland Grammar School that he started playing rugby union.[2] Senior careerFineanganofo plays for Bay of Plenty in the National Provincial Championship. He was named in the Steamers' squad for the first time in 2023.[3] In November 2024, he signed a two-year contract with the Hurricanes ahead of the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season.[4] International careerIn 2020, Fineanganofo was invited to attend a Barbarians Under 18 Development Camp, at the end of which he was named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools team. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was only a paper team and it didn't play any games.[5][6] Fineanganofo made his debut for the New Zealand national sevens team in Los Angeles in 2023.[7] He signed a full time contract with the team for the 2024 season.[8][9] Described as New Zealand's "breakthrough star" of 2024,[10] he played as New Zealand won the Singapore leg of the 2023–24 SVNS in May 2024.[11] He was selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[12][13] References
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