Lopeti Faifua

Standing at 197cm tall, Faifua is an imposing lock who continues to improve and push to become a starter second-rower. Melbourne-born Faifua joined the Force prior to the 2023 Toyota Challenge in South Africa, having previously played five Super Rugby games for the Queensland Reds in 2022 and 2023. He was in the 2022 Junior Wallabies squad for the Oceania Rugby Under-20s Championship. Faifua, who has a Samoan father and Maori mother, attended rugby-based Saint Kentigern College in Auckland and played for the Blues Under-18's side. As a child, Cristiano Ronaldo was his sporting idol and he supported the Melbourne Storm. He is a Kendrick Lamar fan, and enjoys golf, sleeping and eating in his downtime.