Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi (born 23 January 1998) is a South African professional

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and the

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. His regular position is wing or fullback.

Club career

His professional career began in 2018 with the Natal Sharks in the

. He was praised for his speed and technique and won the championship in his first season.

International career

In June 2021, Aphelele Fassi was selected for the first time with the Springboks by

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to prepare for the British Lions' tour of South Africa. He gets his first cap on July 2, 2021 against

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. This is his first international try. Later that year, he was selected to play in the Rugby Championship and played a match against Argentina, scoring another try. After this promising first international season, he is elected best young South African player for the year 2021.

Statistics

Test match record

International tries

References

External links

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* South African rugby union players Living people Xhosa people 1998 births Rugby union players from Qonce Rugby union wings Rugby union fullbacks Sharks (Currie Cup) players Sharks (rugby union) players South Africa international rugby union players Alumni of Dale College Boys' High School 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub