Schoolboy prodigy Alex Mafi was a highly sought after recruit after graduating from St. Joseph’s Nudgee College in 2014 with three years of First XV experience. Bond University awarded him their prestigious John Eales Rugby Scholarship to entice the 18-year-old to commit to Gold Coast Rugby, where he again starred for their Premier Rugby side.
With Saia Fainga’a in and out of the Country side with injury and Wallabies camp duty, Mafi was one of the great finds of the NRC, and signed with the Queensland Reds until the end of 2018.
