Aphelele Onke Okuhle Fassi (born 23 January 1998) is a South African professional rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the Currie Cup. His regular position is wing or fullback.
Club career His professional career began in 2018 with the Natal Sharks in the Currie Cup. 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 by the Springboks by Jacques Nienaber to prepare for the British Lions' tour of South Africa. He gets his first cap on July 2, 2021 against Georgia in Pretoria. 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 his first international season, he is elected best young South African player for the year 2021.
Honours South Africa 2025 Rugby Championship winner
Test match record
Opponent P W D L Try Pts %Won 4 3 0 1 4 20 4 2 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 1 1 5 Total 19 15 0 4 7 35
International tries
Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score 1Pretoria, South AfricaLoftus Versfeld Stadium2021 July tests2 July 2021Win40–9 2Gqeberha, South AfricaNelson Mandela Bay Stadium2021 Rugby Championship14 August 2021Win32–12 3Perth, AustraliaPerth Stadium2024 Rugby Championship17 August 2024Win12–30 4Santiago del Estero, ArgentinaEstadio Único Madre de Ciudades2024 Rugby Championship21 September 2024Loss29–28 5Mbombela, South AfricaMbombela Stadium2024 Rugby Championship28 September 2024Win48–7 6 7Cardiff, WalesMillennium Stadium2024 Autumn Nations Series23 November 2024Win12–45
References
External links Aphelele Fassi at Springboks