Mario Fenech

Mario Fenech
Fenech in 2008
Personal information
Born (1961-11-11) 11 November 1961 (age 62)[1]
Valletta, Malta
Playing information
PositionHooker, Prop, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981–90 South Sydney 181 18 0 1 73
1991–94 North Sydney 82 4 0 0 16
1995 South Queensland 11 0 0 0 0
Total 274 22 0 1 89
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
1989 City Origin 1 0 0 0 0
1989 New South Wales 2 0 0 0 0
Source: [2][3]

Mario Fenech (nicknamed "The Maltese Falcon", “Falcon”, or "Muzza"; born 11 November 1961) is a Maltese Australian rugby league personality. He is a former player of the game who had a lengthy career in the New South Wales/Australian Rugby League in the 1980s and 1990s. His favoured position was as hooker, where he represented New South Wales in State of Origin. In his later career, he became a prop-forward. A legendary figure for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, he captained the club for five seasons from 1986 to 1990.

  1. ^ "Captain in Focus: Mario Fenech". 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ Yesterday's Hero