Lalakai Foketi

{{short description|Australian rugby union player|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Lalakai Foketi

| image = Lalakai Foketi 2014 Rams.jpg

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| caption = Foketi representing the Greater Sydney Rams during the National Rugby Championship

| fullname = Lalakai Louis Arapeta Foketi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hamilton, New Zealand

| height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|101|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}

| school = The King's School

| university =

| relatives =

| position = Centre

| currentclub = Manly, Waratahs

| years1 = 2013

| clubs1 = Manly

| apps1 = 2

| points1 = 0

| years2 = 2018–2020

| clubs2 = Eastern Suburbs

| apps2 = 13

| points2 = 35

| years3 = 2014

| clubs3 = Rebels

| apps3 = 2

| points3 = 0

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = Greater Sydney Rams

| apps4 = 4

| points4 = 0

| years5 = 2014–2015

| clubs5 = Bayonne

| apps5 = 9

| points5 = 0

| years6 = 2015–2017

| clubs6 = Bay of Plenty

| apps6 = 30

| points6 = 75

| years7 = 2018–

| clubs7 = {{Rut|Waratahs}}

| apps7 = 74

| points7 = 45

| years8 = 2019

| clubs8 = Sydney Rays

| apps8 = 4

| points8 = 25

| repyears1 = 2013–2014

| repteam1 = Australia U20

| repcaps1 = 4

| reppoints1 = 23

| repyears2 = 2022–

| repteam2 = Australia A

| repcaps2 = 2

| reppoints2 = 0

| repyears3 = 2022–

| repteam3 = Australia

| repcaps3 = 9

| reppoints3 = 5

| clubupdate = 31 May 2024

| repupdate = 18 May 2023

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Lalakai Louis Arapeta Foketi (born 22 December 1994) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a centre for Super Rugby team the Waratahs. Born in New Zealand, he represents Australia at international level.

Professional career

Foketi was named in the Melbourne Rebels extended playing squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.{{cite web | url=http://www.espnscrum.com/super-rugby-2014/rugby/story/210475.html | title=Rebels sign Australia Under-20's Lalakai Foketi | publisher=ESPN Scrum | date = 8 January 2014 | accessdate=25 May 2014}}

He was not expected to feature much during his debut season, however a spate of injuries to Rebels backline players saw him earn a first Super Rugby cap against the {{Rut|Waratahs}} on 23 May 2014.{{cite web | url=http://sarugby.net/matchbreakdown.aspx?id=114554&category=&leagueid=1574&homeid=16284&awayid=16264&fullview=true | title=Rebels vs Waratahs 23 May 2014 Match Breakdown | publisher=SA Rugby | accessdate=25 May 2014}}

Foketi was an Australia Schoolboys representative in 2012, and played four matches for the Australia Under 20 side at the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France. He also played four matches in the 2014 tournament in New Zealand.

References

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{{cite web

|url=https://www.melbournerebels.com.au/team/lalakai-foketi

|title=Lalakai Foketi Melbourne Rebels Player Profile | publisher=Rebels Rugby

|accessdate=25 May 2014 | url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514184043/https://www.melbournerebels.com.au/team/lalakai-foketi

|archivedate=14 May 2014

| df=dmy-all

}}

{{cite web

|url=http://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_28826.html

|title=Lalakai Foketi Player Statistics | publisher=itsrugby

|accessdate=25 May 2014

}}

{{cite web

| url=http://www.rugby.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/1699/ArticleID/8875/Queenslands-Curtis-Browning-to-Captain-Australian-Under-20s-at-IRB-Junior-World-Championship.aspx

| title=Queensland's Curtis Browning to Captain Australian Under 20s at IRB Junior World Championship

| publisher=Rugby Australia | date = 18 April 2013

| accessdate=25 May 2014

}}

{{cite web

| url=http://www.rugby365.com/article/59822-mcmahon-leads-junior-wallabies

| title=McMahon leads junior Wallabies | publisher=Rugby 365 | date = 5 May 2014

| accessdate=25 May 2014

}}

{{cite web

| url=http://www.irb.com/jwc/teams/team=4162/player=47947/index.html

| title=Lalakai Foketi IRB JWC Player Profile