Steve Mafi, a graduate of Westfields Sports High School in Western Australia, qualified for the international team of Tonga based on ancestry. He was born in Australia. Sione Mafi Pahulu, a former Tonga captain, is his grandfather.
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The second row forward, who was born in Australia and played for Australia Schools in 2007, made 60 games for Leicester Tigers during a four-year Premiership run.
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In 2011–12, while playing for the Leicester Tigers, he made his significant breakthrough. The big guy was unexpectedly left off of the Tongan 2011 World Cup roster despite scoring tries in the LV= Cup and English Premiership finals. Mafi left Leicester after a short period and moved back to Australia to sign a Super Rugby contract with the Western Force.
Sitiveni Mafi Salary: How Much Does Sitiveni Mafi Make?
Sitiveni Mafi makes an estimated $800,000 per year in pay. He has Super Rugby experience with the Force, and in 2015 he was re-selected for the Tongan team to compete for his native nation in the RWC.
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