TJ Faiane

TJ Faiane is exactly the kind of midfield back I love watching: the ones who break a line on attack and then make the bone-jarring tackle on defence. Coming out of Auckland and Saint Kentigern College, then playing for Auckland and the Blues in Super Rugby, he carries the pedigree of a country that produces ridiculous quantities of athletic, skilful backs. New Zealand rugby sets a brutal standard, so simply earning regular minutes there is an achievement. There is a Pacific dynamism to his style that I find genuinely thrilling, and I would happily watch him carve up a defensive line any weekend.

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Name (English)

TJ Faiane

Name (Japanese)

TJ・ファイアネ

Reading

TJ・ふぁいあね

Born

August 24, 1995 (age 31)

Origin

Auckland, New Zealand

Occupation

rugby union player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Boar

University

Saint Kentigern College

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TJ%20Faiane
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/TJ%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8D
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21621270

Tags

• rugby union player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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